SB2012070212 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Published: July 2, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012070212
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2805)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Unspecified vulnerability in FFMPEG 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.