Bug 572050

Summary:	media-video/ffmpeg allows exfiltration of system files
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Linear Systems Tech Svcs. <linear-techs>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Linear Systems Tech Svcs. 2016-01-16 01:35:57 UTC

A recently published vulnerability in the httpapple/HLS demuxer in ffmpeg will allow an attacker to craft a media file to get system files sent out of the target system.


The original post (in Russian, with exploit code examples):

http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855/


Google translation of the page:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhabrahabr.ru%2Fcompany%2Fmailru%2Fblog%2F274855%2F


Post on ArchLinux bugzilla:

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/47738


Post of a write-up for a CTF challenge using the vulnerability (from 2 months ago):

https://github.com/ctfs/write-ups-2015/tree/master/9447-ctf-2015/web/super-turbo-atomic-gif-converter

Comment 1 Brian Evans (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2016-01-16 01:47:09 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 571868 ***