Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-4358

 

Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-4358

Published: December 24, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42209
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4358
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 perform service disruption.

libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 0.11.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to alternating bit depths in H.264 data.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-4358

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources