SB2011102605 - Code Injection in FFmpeg
Published: October 26, 2011 Updated: June 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011102605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4636)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted file that triggers an infinite loop.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/09/patching-ffmpeg-into-shape.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36805
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38643
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2000
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:062
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:088
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:089
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36465
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241
- https://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/issue1240