Integer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2014-4609
Published: January 14, 2020 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32518
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-2014-4609
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the get_len function in libavutil/lzo.c in Libav before 0.8.13, 9.x before 9.14, and 10.x before 10.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Literal Run.
Affected software
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
media-video/libav
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
media-video/libav
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4609
Install update from vendor's website.
FFmpeg - update to 0.8.13
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 1.1.12-r0
media-video/libav - update to 9.17
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 1.1.12-r0
media-video/libav - update to 9.17