Debian DSA-1839-1 : gst-plugins-good0.10 - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44704

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It has been discovered that gst-plugins-good0.10, the GStreamer plugins from the 'good' set, are prone to an integer overflow, when processing a large PNG file. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the gst-plugins-good0.10 packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.10.8-4.1~lenny2.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.10.4-4+etch1.

Packages for the s390 and hppa architectures will be released once they are available.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44704

File Name: debian_DSA-1839.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/24/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-good0.10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1932

CWE: 189

DSA: 1839

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