CVE-2006-4800 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-4800: Multiple buffer overflows in libavcodec in ffmpeg before 0.4.9_p20060530 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple unspecified vectors in (1) dtsdec.c, (2) vorbis.c, (3) rm.c, (4) sierravmd.c, (5) smacker.c, (6) tta.c, (7) 4xm.c, (8) alac.c,

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-4800 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.cvs20060329-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.cvs20060329-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ffmpeg→ fixed in0.cvs20060329-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ffmpeg
```
mplayer→ fixed in1.0~rc1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

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