SB2015010505 - Ubuntu update for ffmpeg



SB2015010505 - Ubuntu update for ffmpeg

Published: January 5, 2015 Updated: October 30, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2015010505
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 17% Medium 50% Low 33%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: cve-2011-3504)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The Matroska format decoder in FFmpeg before 0.8.3 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4351)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.8, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4352)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in the vp3_dequant function in the VP3 decoder (vp3.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VP3 stream, which triggers a buffer overflow.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4353)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The (1) av_image_fill_pointers, (2) vp5_parse_coeff, and (3) vp6_parse_coeff functions in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted VP5 or VP6 stream.


5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4364)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VMD file, related to corrupted streams.


6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4579)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The svq1_decode_frame function in the SVQ1 decoder (svq1dec.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted SVQ1 stream, related to "dimensions changed."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.