Gentoo: GLSA-201811-19 Normal: Libav Denial of Service Condition
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November 27, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Libav, the worst of which may allow a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Libav. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Libav users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/libav-12.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-16803 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16803 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-7862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7862
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 27, 2018
Bugs: #637458
ID: 201811-19
Topics Covered
Background
Libav is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and
video.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/libav < 12.3 >= 12.3
Impact
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A remote attacker, via a crafted Smacker stream, could cause a Denial
of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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