GLSA-200603-03 : MPlayer: Multiple integer overflows

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200603-03 MPlayer: Multiple integer overflows MPlayer makes use of the FFmpeg library, which is vulnerable to a heap overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function discovered by Simon Kilvington see GLSA 200601-06. Furthermore,...

MPlayer: Multiple integer overflows

Background MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Description MPlayer makes use of the FFmpeg library, which is vulnerable to a heap overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function discovered by Simon Kilvington see GLSA 200601-06. Furthermore, AFI Securi...

GLSA-200602-01 : GStreamer FFmpeg plugin: Heap-based buffer overflow

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200602-01 GStreamer FFmpeg plugin: Heap-based buffer overflow The GStreamer FFmpeg plugin contains derived code from the FFmpeg library, which is vulnerable to a heap overflow in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function discovered b...

GStreamer FFmpeg plugin: Heap-based buffer overflow

Background The GStreamer FFmpeg plugin uses code from the FFmpeg library to provide fast colorspace conversion and multimedia decoders to the GStreamer open source media framework. Description The GStreamer FFmpeg plugin contains derived code from the FFmpeg library, which is vulnerable to a heap...

Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : xine-lib vulnerability (USN-230-2)

USN-230-1 fixed a vulnerability in the ffmpeg library. The Xine library contains a copy of the ffmpeg code, thus it is vulnerable to the same flaw. For reference, this is the original advisory : Simon Kilvington discovered a buffer overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function of the ffmpeg...

Ubuntu 5.04 : ffmpeg vulnerability (USN-230-1)

Simon Kilvington discovered a buffer overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function of the ffmpeg library. By tricking an user into opening a malicious movie which contains specially crafted PNG images, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Note that...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDKSA-2005:228)

Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function of 'utils.c' i...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xmovie (MDKSA-2005:229)

Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function of 'utils.c' i...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gstreamer-ffmpeg (MDKSA-2005:232)

Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function of 'utils.c' i...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ffmpeg (MDKSA-2005:231)

Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function of 'utils.c' i...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2005:230)

Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function of 'utils.c' i...

GLSA-200601-06 : xine-lib, FFmpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200601-06 xine-lib, FFmpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow Simon Kilvington has reported a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec. The flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the 'avcodecdefaultgetbuffer' function. This function doesn't...

xine-lib, FFmpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow

Background xine is a GPL high-performance, portable and reusable multimedia playback engine. xine-lib is xine's core engine. FFmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter and is used in xine-lib. Description Simon Kilvington has reported a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec. The flaw is due to ...

USN-230-2: ffmpeg/xine-lib vulnerability

USN-230-1 fixed a vulnerability in the ffmpeg library. The Xine library contains a copy of the ffmpeg code, thus it is vulnerable to the same flaw. For reference, this is the original advisory: Simon Kilvington discovered a buffer overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function of the ffmpeg...

MDKSA-2005:228 - Updated xine-lib packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:228 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : xine-lib Date : December 14, 2005 Affected: 2006.0, Corporate 3.0 Problem Description: Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which...

MDKSA-2005:229 - Updated xmovie packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:229 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : xmovie Date : December 14, 2005 Affected: 2006.0, Corporate 3.0 Problem Description: Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which ca...

MDKSA-2005:230 - Updated mplayer packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:230 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : mplayer Date : December 14, 2005 Affected: 2006.0, Corporate 3.0 Problem Description: Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which c...

MDKSA-2005:232 - Updated gstreamer-ffmpeg packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:232 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : gstreamer-ffmpeg Date : December 14, 2005 Affected: 2006.0 Problem Description: Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which can be...

MDKSA-2005:231 - Updated ffmpeg packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:231 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : ffmpeg Date : December 14, 2005 Affected: 2006.0, Corporate 3.0 Problem Description: Simon Kilvington discovered a vulnerability in FFmpeg libavcodec, which ca...

USN-230-1: ffmpeg vulnerability

Simon Kilvington discovered a buffer overflow in the avcodecdefaultgetbuffer function of the ffmpeg library. By tricking an user into opening a malicious movie which contains specially crafted PNG images, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges...