Gentoo update for ffmpeg
Secunia Advisory: SA21921
Release Date: 2006-09-14
Last Update: 2006-10-02
Popularity: 6,438 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-4048
CVE-2006-4799
CVE-2006-4800


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for ffmpeg. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA22180

Solution:
Update to "media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20060530" or later.

Changelog:
2006-09-21: Added CVE references.
2006-10-02: Updated references.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-09.xml

Other References:
SA22180:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22180/


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