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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: USN-1706-1 Critical: ffmpeg Crash and Code Execution

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FFmpeg could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1706-1
January 28, 2013

ffmpeg vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

FFmpeg could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- ffmpeg: multimedia player, server and encoder

Details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain malformed media
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libavcodec52                    4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
  libavformat52                   4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1706-1
  CVE-2012-2783, CVE-2012-2803

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3


Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: USN-1706-1 Critical: ffmpeg Crash and Code Execution

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Flaws in FFmpeg may cause application crashes or enable code execution through specially designed media files on Ubuntu systems.
FFmpeg could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libavcodec52 4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 libavformat52 4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1706-1

CVE-2012-2783, CVE-2012-2803

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January 28, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/4:0.5.9-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

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