Gentoo: GLSA-202003-65: FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All FFmpeg 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-4.2.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-10001 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10001 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-6912 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6912 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-7557 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7557 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-7751 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7751 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-9841 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9841 [ 6 ] CVE-2019-12730 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12730 [ 7 ] CVE-2019-13312 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13312 [ 8 ] CVE-2019-13390 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13390 [ 9 ] CVE-2019-17539 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17539 [ 10 ] CVE-2019-17542 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17542
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65
Concerns
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.
Background
FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/ffmpeg >= 4 >= 4.2.0
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using FFmpeg to process a specially crafted file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.