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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2471-1 (ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg, a multimedia player, server and encoder. Multiple input validations in the decoders/ demuxers for Westwood Studios VQA, Apple MJPEG-B, Theora, Matroska, Vorbis, Sony ATRAC3, DV, NSV, files could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. These issues were discovered by Aki Helin, Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind, and Michael Niedermayer.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ffmpeg 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 (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 4:0.5.8-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6:0.8.2-1 of libav. We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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