Resource Management Errors Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <3.0.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE34-FFMPEG-416763
  • published23 Dec 2016
  • disclosed23 Dec 2016

Introduced: 23 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-7122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.4 ffmpeg to version 3.0.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

The avi_read_nikon function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 3.1.4 is vulnerable to infinite loop when it decodes an AVI file that has a crafted 'nctg' structure.