Input validation error in Libav and FFmpeg - CVE-2011-3937
Published: January 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43212
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3937
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 H.263 codec (libavcodec/h263dec.c) in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12, 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and unspecified versions before 0.10, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to "width/height changing with frame threads."
Affected software
Libav
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
FFmpeg
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3937
Install update from vendor's website.