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ffmpeg: buffer overflow

Package(s):ffmpeg CVE #(s):CVE-2005-4048
Created:December 15, 2005 Updated:March 17, 2006
Description: The avcodec_default_get_buffer() function of the ffmpeg library has a buffer overflow vulnerability. A user can be tricked into playing a maliciously created PNG movie, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-1005-1 2006-03-16
Debian DSA-1004-1 2006-03-16
Debian DSA-992-1 2006-03-10
Gentoo 200603-03 2006-03-04
Gentoo 200602-01 2006-02-05
Gentoo 200601-06 2006-01-10
Ubuntu USN-230-2 2005-12-16
Ubuntu USN-230-1 2005-12-14
Mandriva MDKSA-2005:228 2005-12-14
Mandriva MDKSA-2005:229 2005-12-14
Mandriva MDKSA-2005:232 2005-12-14
Mandriva MDKSA-2005:230 2005-12-14
Mandriva MDKSA-2005:231 2005-12-14
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