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  2. USN-931-2

USN-931-2: FFmpeg regression

Publication date

26 April 2010

Overview

FFmpeg regression

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-931-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. The update introduced a
regression when trying to play certain multimedia files. This update fixes
the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program.

USN-931-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. The update introduced a
regression when trying to play certain multimedia files. This update fixes
the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via
application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user invoking the program.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
9.10 karmic libavformat52 –  4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2.2
libavcodec52 –  4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2.2
9.04 jaunty libavformat52 –  3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6.2
libavcodec52 –  3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6.2
8.10 intrepid libavformat52 –  3:0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3.3
libavcodec51 –  3:0.svn20080206-12ubuntu3.3
8.04 hardy libavformat1d –  3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7.5
libavcodec1d –  3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7.5

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