FreeBSD : libvpx -- multiple buffer overflows (34e60332-2448-4ed6-93f0-12713749f250)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 85337
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The Mozilla Project reports :Security researcher Abhishek Arya (Inferno) of the Google Chrome Security Team used the Address Sanitizer tool to discover two buffer overflow issues in the Libvpx library used for WebM video when decoding a malformed WebM video file. These buffer overflows result in potentially exploitable crashes.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-89/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 85337
File Name: freebsd_pkg_34e6033224484ed693f012713749f250.nasl
Version: 2.12
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 8/12/2015
Updated: 1/6/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libvpx, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-firefox, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-4485, CVE-2015-4486