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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71644
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1478-1 (libavcodec53)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libavcodec53
announced via advisory USN-1478-1.

Details:

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed DV files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted DV file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2011-3929, CVE-2011-3936)

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed NSV files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted NSV file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and
Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3940)

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed Kega Game Video (KGV1) files. If a user were
tricked into opening a crafted Kega Game Video (KGV1) file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3945)

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed MJPEG-B files. If a user were tricked into
opening a crafted MJPEG-B file, an attacker could cause a denial of service
via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3947)

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed DPCM files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted DPCM file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and
Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3951)

Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered that Libav incorrectly
handled certain malformed KMVC files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted KMVC file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and
Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3952)

Jeong Wook Oh discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed
ASF files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ASF file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-4031)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed
Westwood SNDx files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Westwood
SNDx file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application
crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0848)

Diana Elena Muscalu discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain
malformed AAC files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted AAC
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0850)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed H.264
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted H.264 file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2012-0851)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed ADPCM
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ADPCM file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0852)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed Atrac 3
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Atrac 3 file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0853)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed Shorten
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Shorten file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0858)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed Vorbis
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Vorbis file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10.
(CVE-2012-0859)

Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain
malformed VQA files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted VQA
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2012-0947)

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
libavcodec53 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
libavformat53 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
libavcodec52 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
libavformat52 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1478-1

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3929
Debian Security Information: DSA-2471 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2471
http://secunia.com/advisories/49089
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3936
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3940
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3945
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3947
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3951
Debian Security Information: DSA-2494 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3952
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4031
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr11-012
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0848
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/01/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4
XForce ISS Database: ffmpeg-wssnddecodeframe-bo(78936)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78936
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0850
XForce ISS Database: ffmpeg-sbrqmfsynthesis-dos(78934)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78934
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0851
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:079
XForce ISS Database: ffmpeg-ffh264decode-code-exec(78933)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78933
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0852
XForce ISS Database: ffmpeg-adpcmdecodeframe-code-exec(78932)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78932
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0853
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0858
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0859
XForce ISS Database: ffmpeg-renderline-code-exec(78925)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78925
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0947
BugTraq ID: 53389
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53389
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/980963
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/03/4
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