Description
The ffmpeg lavf demuxer allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF file, possibly related to gstreamer, as demonstrated by lol-giftopnm.gif.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ffmpeg | 0.svn20080206-16 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 0.svn20080206-16 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 0.svn20080206-16 | — |
References
- ffmpeg-demuxer-dos(44210) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20080713 CVE requests: crashers by zzuf mailing-list
- https://roundup.mplayerhq.hu/roundup/ffmpeg/issue530
- 31234 vdb-entry
- 31899 third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542643
- MDVSA-2009:297 vendor-advisory