Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2011-4031

 

Input validation error in FFmpeg - CVE-2011-4031

Published: May 9, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44101
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-2011-4031
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.

Integer underflow in the asfrtp_parse_packet function in libavformat/rtpdec_asf.c in FFmpeg before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASF packet.


Affected software

FFmpeg
Ubuntu
libavcodec52 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat52 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec53 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat53 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2011-4031

Install update from vendor's website.

libavcodec52 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
libavformat52 (Ubuntu package) - update to 4:0.6.6-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
libavcodec53 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1, 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
libavformat53 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4:0.7.6-0ubuntu0.11.10.1, 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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