CVE-2011-2161 — Ffmpeg vulnerability

CWE-3995 documents5 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg< 0.5.4
▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:2.4.1-1+3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6cpv-jrx7-frg6: The ape_read_header function in ape↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2011-2161: The ape_read_header function in ape↗2011-05-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
FFmpeg vulnerabilities↗2011-09-19
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Debian
CVE-2011-2161: ffmpeg - The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as ...↗2011
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