SB2021081245 - Denial of service in FFmpeg
Published: August 12, 2021 Updated: December 27, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021081245
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) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38291)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in src/libavutil/mathematics.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.