Debian DSA-4249-1 : ffmpeg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 111141

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FFmpeg multimedia framework, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files/streams are processed.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 7:3.2.11-1~deb9u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ffmpeg

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/ffmpeg

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111141

File Name: debian_DSA-4249.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/18/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: 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:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10001, CVE-2018-12458, CVE-2018-13300, CVE-2018-13302, CVE-2018-6392, CVE-2018-6621, CVE-2018-7557

DSA: 4249