Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in ffmpeg (Alpine package)



Published: 2012-07-02
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-2805
CWE-ID CWE-404
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

EUVDB-ID: #VU32788

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2805

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ffmpeg (Alpine package): 0.10.2-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ff6557de8c2645a3597b87941bdceb28a23bce93


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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