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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA992] DSA-992-1 ffmpeg Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-992-1 ffmpeg
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Simon Kilvington discovered that specially crafted PNG images can trigger
a heap overflow in libavcodec, the multimedia library of ffmpeg, which may
lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
The old stable distribution (woody) doesn't contain ffmpeg packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.cvs20050313-2sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.cvs20050918-5.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-992
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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