1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4859-1

USN-4859-1: MediaInfoLib vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

MediaInfoLib could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that MediaInfoLib contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause MediaInfoLib to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that MediaInfoLib contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause MediaInfoLib to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial python-mediainfodll –  0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
python3-mediainfodll –  0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libmediainfo0v5 –  0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty python-mediainfodll –  0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1  
python3-mediainfodll –  0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1  
libmediainfo0 –  0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1  

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