It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed media files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

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The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201406-28 (Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Libav. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media       file in an application linked against Libav, possibly resulting in       execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the application or a       Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201310-12 (FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review       the CVE identifiers and FFmpeg changelogs referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media       file, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the       privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
64283	Ubuntu 11.10 / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : libav vulnerabilities (USN-1705-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	1/29/2013	9/19/2019	critical
76272	GLSA-201406-28 : Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	6/27/2014	1/6/2021	critical
70647	GLSA-201310-12 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/27/2013	1/6/2021	critical

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