Buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32156

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2213

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The jpeg2000_decode_tile function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array read access) via crafted JPEG 2000 data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 2.8.0 - 2.8.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg_sourceforge_net:ffmpeg:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=0aada30510d809bccfd539a90ea37b61188f2cb4
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034923
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.