SB2017021609 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: February 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021609
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2213)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The jpeg2000_decode_tile function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array read access) via crafted JPEG 2000 data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.