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[SA34385] Gentoo update for ffmpeg, gst-plugins-ffmpeg, and mplayer

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Fri Mar 20 2009 - 18:20:05 CDT


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TITLE:
Gentoo update for ffmpeg, gst-plugins-ffmpeg, and mplayer

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34385

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for ffmpeg, gst-plugins-ffmpeg, and
mplayer. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially
compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA30994
SA33711

SOLUTION:
FFmpeg users:
Update to "media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20090201" or later.

gst-plugins-ffmpeg users:
Update to "media-plugins/gst-plugins-ffmpeg-0.10.5" or later.

Mplayer users:
Update to "media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p28450" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA-200903-33:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30994:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30994/

SA33711:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33711/

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