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Debian: CVE-2017-17081: ffmpeg -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-17081: ffmpeg -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/30/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/30/2018
Modified
01/07/2021

Description

The gmc_mmx function in libavcodec/x86/mpegvideodsp.c in FFmpeg 2.3 and 3.4 does not properly validate widths and heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-array read) via a crafted MPEG file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ffmpeg

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