[ASA-202103-7] ffmpeg: arbitrary code execution
Morten Linderud
foxboron at archlinux.org
Sat Mar 20 12:14:50 UTC 2021
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202103-7
=========================================
Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-03-13
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-35964
Package : ffmpeg
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1649
Summary
=======
The package ffmpeg before version 2:4.3.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
==========
Upgrade to 2:4.3.2-1.
# pacman -Syu "ffmpeg>=2:4.3.2-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.3.2.
Workaround
==========
None.
Description
===========
track_header in libavformat/vividas.c in FFmpeg 4.3.1 has an out-of-
bounds write because of incorrect extradata packing. The issue is fixed
in FFmpeg version 4.3.2.
Impact
======
An attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code via a crafted media
file.
References
==========
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26622
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4f0bdff292391cdb96b79b08c56533029166bdc8
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-35964
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