SB2019081685 - Out-of-bounds read in ffmpeg (Alpine package) 



SB2019081685 - Out-of-bounds read in ffmpeg (Alpine package)

Published: August 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019081685
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1999014)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

FFmpeg before commit bab0716c7f4793ec42e05a5aa7e80d82a0dd4e75 contains an out of array access vulnerability in MXF format demuxer that can result in DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted MXF file which has to be provided as input. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in bab0716c7f4793ec42e05a5aa7e80d82a0dd4e75 and later.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.