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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0848: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0848: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/20/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ws_snd_decode_frame function in libavcodec/ws-snd1.c in FFmpeg 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file, related to an incorrect calculation, aka "wrong samples count."

Solution(s)

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

References

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