Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.668
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-668-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libass' package(s) announced via the DLA-668-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libass' package(s) announced via the DLA-668-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libass, a library for manipulating the SubStation Alpha (SSA) subtitle file format. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following issues. CVE-2016-7969 Mode 0/3 line wrapping equalization in specific cases which could result in illegal reads while laying out and shaping text. CVE-2016-7972 Memory reallocation issue in the shaper which lead to undefined behavior For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.10.0-3+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libass packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'libass' package(s) on Debian 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7969 BugTraq ID: 93358 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93358 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KW6DNERYHPI5Y6SQYU3XKTVSCOWMIHUC/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7JJ2SGVOX6UQQIRMVC3QACJLKHE2PYN/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUOUOK3VULMMZTNSCRFCNPDAPDWAVK7X/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-25 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/2 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3087 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00068.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7972
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit. To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.