SB2017021614 - Information disclosure in ffmpeg (Alpine package)



SB2017021614 - Information disclosure in ffmpeg (Alpine package)

Published: February 16, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017021614
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7555)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The avi_read_header function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to memory leak when decoding an AVI file that has a crafted "strh" structure.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.