For information in Firefox 50 release notes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/50.0/releasenotes/
"Blocked versions of libavcodec older than 54.35.1"

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Title:
  Firefox 50 blocks Ubuntu 14.04 LTS's version of libavcodec

Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in libav package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Whenever it tries to play a video, Firefox 50 displays this message at the 
top of every page:
  "libavcodec may be vulnerable or is not supported, and should be updated to 
play video"

  https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/locales/en-
  
US/chrome/browser/browser.properties?q=%22libavcodec+may+be+vulnerable%22&redirect_type=single#742

  Firefox refuses any libavcodec version prior to 54.35.1 (unless
  media.libavcodec.allow-obsolete==true).

  https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
  central/source/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegLibWrapper.cpp#60

  Users should not be subjected to this warning, as it is vague (does not 
instruct them how to fix it).
  Ubuntu 14.04 LTS should ship with an updated version of libavcodec.

  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: firefox 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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