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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-9996): ffmpeg vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-9996): ffmpeg vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/28/2017
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 does not exclude the CHUNKY format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ffmpeg

References

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