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Debian: DSA-4249-1 Critical: FFmpeg DoS and Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2018
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Enhance your ffmpeg installation to mitigate various security vulnerabilities in the media processing framework, thereby reducing the chances of potential code execution threats.
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FFmpeg multimedia framework, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed...

Summary

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FFmpeg multimedia
framework, which could result in denial of service or potentially the
execution of arbitrary code if malformed files/streams are processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 7:3.2.11-1~deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg packages.

For the detailed security status of ffmpeg please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ffmpeg

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: ffmpeg
CVE ID: CVE-2018-6392 CVE-2018-6621 CVE-2018-7557 CVE-2018-10001

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