Resource Management Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ffmpeg  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-COCOAPODS-FFMPEG-471248
  • published2 Oct 2019
  • disclosed23 Dec 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Dec 2016

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

Amendment

This was deemed not a vulnerability.

Overview

FFmpeg is a FFmpeg static library ruby binding that is compiled for iOS and CocoaPods.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. FFmpeg is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. A malicious user can pass a malicious AVI file containing a nctg structure to the system, causing an infinite loop in the system, leading to a denial of service.