GLSA-201811-19 : Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119164

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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-201811-19 (Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Libav. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, via a crafted Smacker stream, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Libav users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/libav-12.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119164

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-19.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2018

Updated: 2/12/2021

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16803, CVE-2017-7862

GLSA: 201811-19