First published: Fri May 20 2011(Updated: )
FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed VC-1 file.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
FFmpeg | =0.5.1 | |
FFmpeg | =0.5.2 | |
FFmpeg | =0.5.3 | |
FFmpeg | =0.5.4 | |
JW Player |
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CVE-2011-0723 is considered to have a high severity as it can lead to application crashes and potential arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2011-0723, upgrade to a patched version of FFmpeg or MPlayer that addresses the vulnerability.
FFmpeg versions 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, and 0.5.4 are affected by CVE-2011-0723.
Yes, MPlayer is also vulnerable to CVE-2011-0723 due to its reliance on the affected FFmpeg versions.
CVE-2011-0723 can enable remote attackers to perform denial-of-service attacks by crashing the application or execute arbitrary code.