SB20200405165 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: April 5, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20200405165
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15942)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
FFmpeg through 4.2 has a "Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value" issue in h2645_parse because alloc_rbsp_buffer in libavcodec/h2645_parse.c mishandles rbsp_buffer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.