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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-21041: Classic Buffer Overflow

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-21041: Classic Buffer Overflow

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/24/2021
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.1 via apng_do_inverse_blend in libavcodec/pngenc.c, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-ffmpeg
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-ffmpeg4

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