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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0851: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0851: 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
10/30/2017

Description

The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 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 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 file, related to the chroma_format_idc value.

Solution(s)

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

References

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