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Debian DLA-2829-1 : libvpx - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 155710

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2829 advisory.

 - In vp8_decode_frame of decodeframe.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote information disclosure if error correction were turned on, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product:
 AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-62458770 (CVE-2020-0034)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libvpx packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+deb9u3.

See Also

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

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2829

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-0034

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155710

File Name: debian_DLA-2829.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/29/2021

Updated: 11/29/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0034

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvpx-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvpx-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libvpx4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vpx-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0034