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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes FFmpeg Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes FFmpeg Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2953
CVE ID : CVE-2005-4048
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-12-19
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in FFmpeg. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "avcodec_default_get_buffer()" [utils.c] function of FFmpeg libavcodec that does not properly handle specially crafted "png" files, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious image. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2770
Affected Products
Ubuntu 4.10
Ubuntu 5.04
Ubuntu 5.10
Solution
Upgrade the affected package to version 1-rc5-1ubuntu2.4 (for Ubuntu 4.10), 1.0-1ubuntu3.6 (for Ubuntu 5.04), or 1.0.1-1ubuntu10.2 (for Ubuntu 5.10).
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2953
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/2735
ChangeLog
2005-12-19 : Initial release
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