SB20200405163 - NULL pointer dereference in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: April 5, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20200405163
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17539)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c in in FFmpeg. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted media content to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.