Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0864
Published: November 23, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42321
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0864
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 execute arbitrary code.
The gif_copy_img_rect function in libavcodec/gifdec.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.2 performs an incorrect calculation for an "end pointer," which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted GIF data that triggers an out-of-bounds array access.
Affected software
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
media-video/ffmpeg
Gentoo Linux
media-video/ffmpeg
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0864
Install update from vendor's website.
media-video/ffmpeg - update to 2.6.3