medium
6.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-4364: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Aug 20 2012(Updated: )

Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VMD file, related to corrupted streams.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg=0.7.7
FFmpeg=0.7.1
FFmpeg=0.7.6
FFmpeg=0.8.6
FFmpeg=0.6.1
FFmpeg=0.7.5
FFmpeg=0.5
FFmpeg=0.5.4
FFmpeg=0.5.1
FFmpeg=0.8.5
FFmpeg=0.7.3
FFmpeg=0.7.4
FFmpeg=0.8.0
FFmpeg=0.5.5
FFmpeg=0.6
FFmpeg=0.5.3
FFmpeg=0.5.2
FFmpeg=0.7.8
FFmpeg=0.6.2
FFmpeg=0.8.7
FFmpeg=0.7
FFmpeg=0.8.1
FFmpeg=0.6.3
FFmpeg=0.8.2
FFmpeg=0.7.2
libavutil=0.7-beta2
libavutil=0.7
libavutil=0.5.3
libavutil=0.6.2
libavutil=0.5
libavutil=0.7.1
libavutil=0.5.2
libavutil=0.5.5
libavutil=0.6.3
libavutil=0.7.2
libavutil=0.5.4
libavutil=0.6.1
libavutil=0.6
libavutil=0.5.1
libavutil=0.7-beta1

Remedy

http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=c0cbe36b18ab3eb13a53fe684ec1f63a00df2c86

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=c0cbe36b18ab3eb13a53fe684ec1f63a00df2c86

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-4364?

    CVE-2011-4364 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing denial of service and crashes in affected software.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-4364?

    To fix CVE-2011-4364, upgrade FFmpeg or Libav to a version that is patched, specifically versions 0.5.7, 0.6.4, 0.7.9, or 0.8.8 for FFmpeg and 0.5.6 or higher for Libav.

  • Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2011-4364?

    Affected versions of FFmpeg include 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8.

  • Which versions of Libav are affected by CVE-2011-4364?

    Libav versions affected by CVE-2011-4364 include 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3.

  • What type of attack is possible due to CVE-2011-4364?

    CVE-2011-4364 allows remote attackers to exploit a buffer overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service attack by crashing the affected application.

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