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GLSA-202007-19 : WavPack: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 138942

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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-202007-19 (WavPack: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted audio file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All WavPack users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/wavpack-5.3.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-19

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 138942

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-19.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11498

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841, CVE-2019-11498

GLSA: 202007-19