Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0870

 

Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0870

Published: August 28, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38416
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0870
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The 'vp3_decode_frame' function in FFmpeg 1.1.4 moves threads check out of header packet type check.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-0870

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources