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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2855-1 (libav - several vulnerabilities)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Several security issues have been corrected in multiple demuxers and decoders of the libav multimedia library. The IDs mentioned above are just a portion of the security issues fixed in this update.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libav on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 6:0.8.10-1 For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 6:9.11-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libav packages.