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Gentoo GLSA-201705-05 Normal: FFmpeg Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2017
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Gentoo GLSA 202310-12 reports various security flaws in VLC Media Player enabling remote code execution and risk of service disruption.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FFmpeg, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. gst-plugins-libav is affected because this package is bundling a vulnerable FFmpeg version.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update arbitrary code execution remote code FFmpeg

Resolution

All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-3.2.4"
All gst-plugins-libav users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav-1.10.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5024 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5024 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5025 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5025

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-05
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 09, 2017
Bugs: #608868, #610810
ID: 201705-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update arbitrary code execution remote code FFmpeg

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FFmpeg, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/ffmpeg < 3.2.4 >= 3.2.4 2 media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav < 1.10.4 >= 1.10.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using FFmpeg to process a specially crafted file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.