GLSA 201502-08: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/07/2015
Bugs:	#492582, #515234, #531832
ID:	201502-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Libav, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

Libav is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/libav	< 9.17	>= 9.17	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Libav. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file in an application linked against Libav, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the application or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Libav users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/libav-9.17"
    

References

• CVE-2011-3934
• CVE-2011-3935
• CVE-2011-3946
• CVE-2013-0848
• CVE-2013-0851
• CVE-2013-0852
• CVE-2013-0860
• CVE-2013-0868
• CVE-2013-3672
• CVE-2013-3674
• CVE-2014-4609
• Libav News November 2, 2013

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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