Gentoo update for FFmpeg



Published: 2023-12-27
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
CVE-ID CVE-2021-33815
CVE-2021-38171
CVE-2021-38291
CVE-2022-1475
CVE-2022-3964
CVE-2022-3965
CVE-2022-48434
CWE-ID CWE-129
CWE-252
CWE-617
CWE-190
CWE-119
CWE-416
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper validation of array index

EUVDB-ID: #VU84800

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33815

CWE-ID: CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds array access within the dwa_uncompress() function in libavcodec/exr.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

2) Unchecked return value

EUVDB-ID: #VU84801

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38171

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unchecked return value within the adts_decode_extradata() function in libavformat/adtsenc.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

3) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU84802

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38291

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in src/libavutil/mathematics.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

4) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU84803

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1475

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the g729_parse() function in llibavcodec/g729_parser.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

5) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76080

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3964

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the QuickTime RPZA Video Encoder in libavcodec/rpzaenc.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

6) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76081

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3965

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the smc_encode_stream() function in libavcodec/smcenc.cwithin within the QuickTime Graphics Video Encoder in . A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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.

7) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75667

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48434

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in libavcodec/pthread_frame.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-video/ffmpeg to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14


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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