Debian DSA-2947-1 : libav - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 74314

Synopsis

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

Description

Several security issues have been corrected in multiple demuxers and decoders of the libav multimedia library. A full list of the changes is available at http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blob;f=Changelog;hb=refs/tags/v0.8 .12

Solution

Upgrade the libav packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.12-1.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?81eb388f

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libav

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2947

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74314

File Name: debian_DSA-2947.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/5/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2014

Reference Information

DSA: 2947