Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-7017
Published: December 9, 2013 / Updated: October 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42257
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7017
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG2000 data.
Affected software
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
media-video/ffmpeg
Gentoo Linux
media-video/ffmpeg
How to mitigate CVE-2013-7017
Install update from vendor's website.
media-video/ffmpeg - update to 2.6.3