vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2944-1 (CVE-2016-1898): Libav vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 14, 2016 | Apr 4, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 14, 2016
Added
Apr 4, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
It was discovered that Libav 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.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-libavcodec53ubuntu-upgrade-libavformat53
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