medium
6.8
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-3946

First published: Mon Dec 09 2013(Updated: )

The ff_h264_decode_sei function in libavcodec/h264_sei.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Supplemental enhancement information (SEI) data, which triggers an infinite loop.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg=0.7.7
FFmpeg=0.7.1
FFmpeg=0.7.6
FFmpeg=0.4.5
FFmpeg=0.3.2
FFmpeg=0.8.6
FFmpeg=0.4.7
FFmpeg=0.6.1
FFmpeg=0.3.3
FFmpeg=0.7.5
FFmpeg=0.5.4.6
FFmpeg=0.3
FFmpeg=0.4.2
FFmpeg=0.5
FFmpeg=0.5.4
FFmpeg=0.8.5.4
FFmpeg=0.8.5.3
FFmpeg=0.5.1
FFmpeg=0.8.5
FFmpeg=0.9
FFmpeg=0.3.1
FFmpeg=0.7.3
FFmpeg=0.4.9-pre1
FFmpeg=0.7.4
FFmpeg=0.8.0
FFmpeg=0.5.5
FFmpeg=0.6
FFmpeg=0.5.3
FFmpeg=0.8.10
FFmpeg=0.4.4
FFmpeg=0.5.2
FFmpeg<=0.9.1
FFmpeg=0.4.6
FFmpeg=0.3.4
FFmpeg=0.7.8
FFmpeg=0.4.0
FFmpeg=0.6.2
FFmpeg=0.8.7
FFmpeg=0.7.9
FFmpeg=0.5.4.5
FFmpeg=0.7
FFmpeg=0.7.12
FFmpeg=0.8.1
FFmpeg=0.4.8
FFmpeg=0.4.3
FFmpeg=0.6.3
FFmpeg=0.8.11
FFmpeg=0.8.8
FFmpeg=0.8.2
FFmpeg=0.7.11
FFmpeg=0.7.2

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=9decfc17bb76da34734296048d390b176abf404c

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-3946?

    CVE-2011-3946 has a high severity rating due to its ability to cause an infinite loop via crafted SEI data.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-3946?

    To fix CVE-2011-3946, upgrade to a version of FFmpeg that is 0.10 or later.

  • What versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2011-3946?

    CVE-2011-3946 affects multiple versions of FFmpeg prior to 0.10, including 0.7.1, 0.7.6, and several others.

  • What type of attack can exploit CVE-2011-3946?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2011-3946 using specially crafted Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) data.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2011-3946?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2011-3946 include service disruption due to the application entering an infinite loop.

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