Resource management error in FFmpeg - CVE-2011-3946
Published: December 9, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42272
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3946
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The ff_h264_decode_sei function in libavcodec/h264_sei.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Supplemental enhancement information (SEI) data, which triggers an infinite loop.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3946
Install update from vendor's website.