Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0857

 

Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0857

Published: December 7, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42292
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-2013-0857
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 decode_frame_ilbm function in libavcodec/iff.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted height value in IFF PBM/ILBM bitmap data.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-0857

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources