DSA-4578-1 libvpx -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4578-1 libvpx -- security update

Date Reported:

28 Nov 2019

Affected Packages:

libvpx

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-9232, CVE-2019-9325, CVE-2019-9433, CVE-2019-9371.

More information:

Multiple security issues were found in libvpx multimedia library which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed WebM files are processed.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.0-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvpx packages.

For the detailed security status of libvpx please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libvpx