SB2017021712 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg
Published: February 17, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021712
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5024)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0206.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3776
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95792
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037718
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/643951
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-66
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-05