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FFmpeg <= 4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
FFmpeg is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format: - because ff_htmlmarkup_to_ass in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a complex format argument to sscanf - because handle_open_brace in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a complex format argument to sscanf
Affected Software
Affected Software
FFmpeg through version 4.1.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 4.1.1.