critical
9.3
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-0851: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sat Dec 07 2013(Updated: )

The decode_frame function in libavcodec/eamad.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Electronic Arts Madcow video data, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg<=1.0
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=0.5.4.5
FFmpeg=0.5.4.6
FFmpeg=0.6
FFmpeg=0.6.1
FFmpeg=0.6.2
FFmpeg=0.6.3
FFmpeg=0.7
FFmpeg=0.7.1
FFmpeg=0.7.2
FFmpeg=0.7.3
FFmpeg=0.7.4
FFmpeg=0.7.5
FFmpeg=0.7.6
FFmpeg=0.7.7
FFmpeg=0.7.8
FFmpeg=0.7.9
FFmpeg=0.7.11
FFmpeg=0.7.12
FFmpeg=0.8.0
FFmpeg=0.8.1
FFmpeg=0.8.2
FFmpeg=0.8.5
FFmpeg=0.8.5.3
FFmpeg=0.8.5.4
FFmpeg=0.8.6
FFmpeg=0.8.7
FFmpeg=0.8.8
FFmpeg=0.8.10
FFmpeg=0.8.11
FFmpeg=0.9
FFmpeg=0.9.1
FFmpeg=0.10
FFmpeg=0.10.3
FFmpeg=0.10.4
FFmpeg=0.11

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=63ac64864c6e0e84355aa3caa5b92208997a9a8d

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-0851?

    CVE-2013-0851 is considered to have a medium severity due to the potential for exploitation through crafted video data.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-0851?

    To fix CVE-2013-0851, upgrade to FFmpeg version 1.1 or later, which includes the required security patches.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2013-0851?

    CVE-2013-0851 affects multiple versions of FFmpeg prior to version 1.1, including versions from 0.3 to 0.10.4.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2013-0851 facilitate?

    CVE-2013-0851 facilitates a remote code execution attack via out-of-bounds array access due to crafted video data.

  • Is CVE-2013-0851 still a threat if I'm running the latest version of FFmpeg?

    If you are running the latest version of FFmpeg, CVE-2013-0851 is not a threat as it has been patched in versions 1.1 and above.

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