medium
6.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-1931: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Jul 07 2011(Updated: )

sp5xdec.c in the Sunplus SP5X JPEG decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.6.3 and libav through 0.6.2, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.9 and earlier and other products, performs a write operation outside the bounds of an unspecified array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AMV file.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg<=0.6.2
FFmpeg=0.3
FFmpeg=0.3.1
FFmpeg=0.3.2
FFmpeg=0.3.3
FFmpeg=0.3.4
FFmpeg=0.4.0
FFmpeg=0.4.2
FFmpeg=0.4.3
FFmpeg=0.4.4
FFmpeg=0.4.5
FFmpeg=0.4.6
FFmpeg=0.4.7
FFmpeg=0.4.8
FFmpeg=0.4.9-pre1
FFmpeg=0.5
FFmpeg=0.5.1
FFmpeg=0.5.2
FFmpeg=0.5.3
FFmpeg=0.5.4
FFmpeg=0.6
FFmpeg=0.6.1
libavcodec
Libav<=0.6.2
Libav=0.3
Libav=0.3.1
Libav=0.3.2
Libav=0.3.3
Libav=0.3.4
Libav=0.4.0
Libav=0.4.1
Libav=0.4.2
Libav=0.4.3
Libav=0.4.4
Libav=0.4.5
Libav=0.4.6
Libav=0.4.7
Libav=0.4.8
Libav=0.4.9-pre1
Libav=0.5
Libav=0.5.4
Libav=0.6
Libav=0.6.1
VideoLAN VLC media player<=1.1.9
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99b
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99e
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99f
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99g
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99h
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99i
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.60
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.61
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.62
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.63
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.70
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.71
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.72
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.73
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.80
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.81
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.82
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.83
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.90
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.91
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.92
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.3.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.3.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.7.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.7.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.8a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.9
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.10
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.4.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.7
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.8

Remedy

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624339

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=89f903b3d5ec38c9c5d90fba7e626fa0eda61a32

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-1931?

    CVE-2011-1931 has a severity rating that depends on the configuration and use of the affected software, with potential impact including denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-1931?

    To fix CVE-2011-1931, upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.6.3 or later, or use Libav version 0.6.3 or later.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2011-1931?

    CVE-2011-1931 affects versions of FFmpeg prior to 0.6.3, Libav prior to 0.6.3, and VLC media player versions prior to 1.1.9.

  • Can CVE-2011-1931 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2011-1931 can be exploited by remote attackers to cause denial of service.

  • What types of attacks could be carried out using CVE-2011-1931?

    Attackers could use CVE-2011-1931 to launch denial of service attacks by exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities in the affected software.

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