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GLSA-200811-03 : FAAD2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 34734

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200811-03 (FAAD2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 The ICST-ERCIS (Peking University) reported a heap-based buffer overflow in the decodeMP4file() function in frontend/main.c.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG-4 (MP4) file in an application using FAAD2, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/faad2-2.6.1-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200811-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34734

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200811-03.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 11/11/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:faad2, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4201

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200811-03