Packages
- libmediainfo - library reading metadata from media files
Details
It was discovered that MediaInfoLib contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause MediaInfoLib to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that MediaInfoLib contained multiple security issues when
handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause MediaInfoLib to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | python-mediainfodll – 0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| python3-mediainfodll – 0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libmediainfo0v5 – 0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | python-mediainfodll – 0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1 | ||
| python3-mediainfodll – 0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| libmediainfo0 – 0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
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