SB2014030102 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg
Published: March 1, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014030102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2263)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The mpegts_write_pmt function in the MPEG2 transport stream (aka DVB) muxer (libavformat/mpegtsenc.c) in FFmpeg, possibly 2.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact and vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.