SB2011112107 - Code Injection in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: November 21, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011112107
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: cve-2011-3504)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Matroska format decoder in FFmpeg before 0.8.3 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.