Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2011-3944
Published: December 9, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42273
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-2011-3944
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The smacker_decode_header_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Smacker data.
Affected software
FFmpeg
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3944
Install update from vendor's website.