Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-9676 - Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in FFmpeg
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
The seg_write_packet function in libavformat/segment.c in ffmpeg 2.1.4 and earlier does not free the correct memory location, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("invalid memory handler") and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted video that triggers a use after free. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
Vulnerable Configurations
Nessus
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201606-09.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201606-09 (FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 91703 published 2016-06-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91703 title GLSA-201606-09 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-09. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(91703); script_version("$Revision: 2.2 $"); script_cvs_date("$Date: 2016/10/10 14:25:16 $"); script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9676", "CVE-2016-1897", "CVE-2016-1898", "CVE-2016-2213", "CVE-2016-2326", "CVE-2016-2327", "CVE-2016-2328", "CVE-2016-2329", "CVE-2016-2330"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201606-09"); script_name(english:"GLSA-201606-09 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201606-09 (FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/ffmpeg-2.8.6'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ffmpeg"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/06/18"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/06/20"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"media-video/ffmpeg", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.8.6"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.8.6"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "FFmpeg"); }
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DLA-464.NASL description It was discovered that there was a use-after free vulnerability in libav, a multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder library. The seg_write_packet function in libavformat/segment.c in ffmpeg 2.1.4 and earlier does not free the correct memory location, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ( last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2016-05-12 plugin id 91049 published 2016-05-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91049 title Debian DLA-464-1 : libav security update code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-464-1. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(91049); script_version("2.6"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12"); script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9676"); script_name(english:"Debian DLA-464-1 : libav security update"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "It was discovered that there was a use-after free vulnerability in libav, a multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder library. The seg_write_packet function in libavformat/segment.c in ffmpeg 2.1.4 and earlier does not free the correct memory location, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ('invalid memory handler') and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted video that triggers a use after free. For Debian 7 Wheezy, this issue has been fixed in libav version 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libav packages. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/05/msg00015.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libav" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg-dbg"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg-doc"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav-dbg"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav-doc"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav-extra-dbg"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav-tools"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-extra-53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice-extra-53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-extra-2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-extra-53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat53"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil-extra-51"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil51"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc-extra-52"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc52"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale-dev"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale-extra-2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/05/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/05/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"ffmpeg", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"ffmpeg-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"ffmpeg-doc", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-doc", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-extra-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-tools", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter-extra-2", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter2", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat53", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil-extra-51", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil51", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc-extra-52", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc52", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale-dev", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale-extra-2", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale2", reference:"6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");