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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-9841): ffmpeg vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-9841): ffmpeg vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/07/2018
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

The export function in libavfilter/vf_signature.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long filename.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ffmpeg

References

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