FFmpeg "mpegts_write_pmt ()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
FFmpeg 2.x
Description:
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FFmpeg is a free software that allows you to perform video, transfer, and stream functions in multiple formats of audio and video.

FFmpeg has an error in the "mpegts_write_pmt ()" function (libavformat/mpegtsenc. c). After successful exploitation, it can cause out-of-bounds write memory access and arbitrary code execution.

<* Source: vendor

Link: http://secunia.com/advisories/56971/
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

FFmpeg
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Refer:
Http://git.videolan.org /? P = ffmpeg. git; a = commit; h = 842b6c14bc

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