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Debian DSA-4459-1 : vlc - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 125857

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple security issues were discovered in the VLC media player, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed file/stream is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.7-0+deb9u1.

See Also

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

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4459

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125857

File Name: debian_DSA-4459.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2019

Updated: 6/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2019

Reference Information

DSA: 4459