Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libde265, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Package | media-libs/libde265 on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 1.0.3 |
Unaffected versions | >= 1.0.3 |
Open h.265 video codec implementation.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libde265. Please review libde265 changelog referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file using libde265 or linked applications, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All libde265 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libde265-1.0.3"
Release date
November 10, 2018
Latest revision
November 10, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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