Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-70298

high Nessus Plugin ID 287951

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- GPAC v2.4.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read in the oggdmx_parse_tags function.
(CVE-2025-70298)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-70298

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 287951

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_70298.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/15/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-70298

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gpac

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-70298