SB2019081687 - Out-of-bounds read in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: August 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081687
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9841)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the export function in the libavfilter/vf_signature.c source code file when processing files with long filenames. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file with a long filename, trigger out-of-array access and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.