SB2017021621 - Resource management error in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: February 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021621
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6881)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The zlib_refill function in libavformat/swfdec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.