Buffer overflow in FFmpeg and Libav - CVE-2011-3951
Published: August 20, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43701
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3951
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Libav
Libav
Affected software:
FFmpeg
Libav
FFmpeg
Libav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The dpcm_decode_frame function in dpcm.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.10 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted stereo stream in a media file.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3951
Install update from vendor's website.