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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200609-09
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: FFmpeg: Buffer overflows
      Date: September 13, 2006
      Bugs: #133520
        ID: 200609-09

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Synopsis
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FFmpeg is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that might be
exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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FFmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter.

Affected packages
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     Package             /      Vulnerable      /           Unaffected
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  1  media-video/ffmpeg      < 0.4.9_p20060530      >= 0.4.9_p20060530

Description
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FFmpeg contains buffer overflows in the AVI processing code.

Impact
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An attacker could trigger the buffer overflows by enticing a user to
load a specially crafted AVI file in an application using the FFmpeg
library. This might result in the execution of arbitrary code in the
context of the running application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20060530"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200609-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/