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GLSA-201805-05 : mpv: Remote code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 109806

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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-201805-05 (mpv: Remote code execution)

 A vulnerability was discovered in mpv with the handling of HTML documents containing VIDEO elements. Additionally, mpv accepts arbitrary URLs in a src attribute without a protocol whitelist in player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing the user to visit a specially crafted web site, could execute arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All mpv users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/mpv-0.27.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109806

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201805-05.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 5/15/2018

Updated: 6/7/2018

Supported Sensors: 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: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6360

GLSA: 201805-05