Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.0.2-1ubuntu6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-FFMPEG-578044
  • published 11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed 5 Jul 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 ffmpeg to version 7:4.0.2-1ubuntu6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.0.1, an improper argument (AVCodecParameters) passed to the avpriv_request_sample function in the handle_eac3 function in libavformat/movenc.c may trigger an out-of-array read while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service and possibly an information disclosure.