Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-9819 - Numeric Errors vulnerability in Libav 11.8

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
libav
CWE-189
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-03-01
Updated: 2017-03-03

Summary

libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in libav 11.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Libav
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-791.NASL
descriptionMultiple integer overflows have been discovered in libav 11.8 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to cause a crash via a crafted MP3 file. For Debian 7
last seen2020-03-17
modified2017-01-20
plugin id96635
published2017-01-20
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96635
titleDebian DLA-791-1 : 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-791-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(96635);
  script_version("3.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9819", "CVE-2016-9820", "CVE-2016-9821", "CVE-2016-9822");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-791-1 : 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:
"Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in libav 11.8 and
earlier, allowing remote attackers to cause a crash via a crafted MP3
file.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version
6:0.8.20-0+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/2017/01/msg00025.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:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/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:"2017/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/20");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 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:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"ffmpeg-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"ffmpeg-doc", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-doc", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-extra-dbg", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libav-tools", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavcodec53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavdevice53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter-extra-2", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavfilter2", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat-extra-53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavformat53", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil-extra-51", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libavutil51", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc-extra-52", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libpostproc52", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale-dev", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale-extra-2", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libswscale2", reference:"6:0.8.20-0+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");

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