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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-3951: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-3951: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/20/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/29/2021

Description

The dpcm_decode_frame function in dpcm.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.10 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted stereo stream in a media file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-video-ffmpeg
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-video-libav

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