Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libvpx vulnerabilities (USN-4199-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 131314

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed WebM media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted WebM file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4199-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 131314

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4199-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/26/2019

Updated: 10/21/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-2126

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvpx3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvpx5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vpx-tools, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvpx-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13194, CVE-2019-2126, CVE-2019-9232, CVE-2019-9325, CVE-2019-9371, CVE-2019-9433

USN: 4199-1