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ffmpeg: stack-based buffer overflow

Package(s):ffmpeg CVE #(s):CVE-2008-3162
Created:July 29, 2008 Updated:April 29, 2009
Description: From the CVE entry: Stack-based buffer overflow in the str_read_packet function in libavformat/psxstr.c in FFmpeg before r13993 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted STR file that interleaves audio and video sectors.
Alerts:
Mandriva MDVSA-2008:157 2008-07-29
Ubuntu USN-630-1 2008-07-28
Gentoo 200901-07:02 2009-01-12
Gentoo 200903-33 2009-03-19
Debian DSA-1781-1 2009-04-29
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