SB2017021622 - Resource management error in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: February 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021622
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7122)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to infinite loop when it decodes an AVI file that has a crafted 'nctg' structure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.