Debian DSA-4192-1 : libmad - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 109587

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in MAD, an MPEG audio decoder library, which could result in denial of service if a malformed audio file is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the libmad packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.15.1b-8+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.15.1b-8+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109587

File Name: debian_DSA-4192.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/7/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmad, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8372, CVE-2017-8373, CVE-2017-8374

DSA: 4192

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