SB2017050925 - Gentoo update for FFmpeg

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5024)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5025)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-05