SB2012082004 - Heap-based buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg

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SB2012082004 - Heap-based buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg

Published: August 20, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012082004
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0947)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the vqa_decode_chunk function in the VQA codec (vqavideo.c) in libavcodec in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.2. A remote attacker can use a crafted VQA media file in which the image size is not a multiple of the block size. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References