Multiple vulnerabilities were found in FFmpeg, the worst of which might enable remote attackers to cause user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Package | media-video/ffmpeg on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 1.0.7 |
Unaffected versions | >= 1.0.7 |
FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers and FFmpeg changelogs referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-1.0.7"