Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2019-11339
Published: April 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18319
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11339
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the studio profile decoder in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c when processing MPEG-4 video data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted video file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FFmpeg
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package)
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package)
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11339
Install updates from vendor's website.
FFmpeg - addressed in versions 4.0.4, 4.1.2
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 7:4.0.4-0ubuntu1, 7:4.1.3-0ubuntu1
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.4-r0
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 7:4.0.4-0ubuntu1, 7:4.1.3-0ubuntu1
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.4-r0