Debian DSA-3821-1 : gst-plugins-ugly1.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 99007

Synopsis

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

Description

Hanno Boeck discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the GStreamer media framework and its codecs and demuxers, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed media file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the gst-plugins-ugly1.0 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.4-2+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.10.4-1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/gst-plugins-ugly1.0

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3821

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99007

File Name: debian_DSA-3821.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/28/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-ugly1.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5846, CVE-2017-5847

DSA: 3821