SB2016021205 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg
Published: February 12, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016021205
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2330)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.