CVE-2013-0853: Critical severity ffmpeg vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2013-0853?

CVE-2013-0853 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds array access leading to unspecified impacts.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2013-0853?

To fix CVE-2013-0853, users should upgrade to FFmpeg version 1.1 or later.

Q: What causes CVE-2013-0853?

CVE-2013-0853 is caused by improper handling of crafted WavPack data, resulting in an out-of-bounds array access.

Q: Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2013-0853?

CVE-2013-0853 affects FFmpeg versions prior to 1.1, as well as specific earlier versions listed in the vulnerability documentation.

Q: Can CVE-2013-0853 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2013-0853 can potentially be exploited remotely through the use of specially crafted WavPack files.

Published Dec 7, 2013

Updated

The wavpackdecodeframe function in libavcodec/wavpack.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted WavPack data, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access, possibly due to an off-by-one error.

Affected Software

55 affected components

FFmpeg FFmpeg<=1.0

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.3.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.0

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.4.9-pre1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.5.4.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.6.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.9

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.11

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.7.12

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.0

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.2

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.5.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.6

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.7

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.8

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.10

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.8.11

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.9

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.9.1

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.10

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.10.3

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.10.4

FFmpeg FFmpeg=0.11

Remediation

Patch Available

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=be818df547c3b0ae4fadb50fd210139a8636706a

Event History

Dec 7, 2013

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0853?

CVE-2013-0853 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for out-of-bounds array access leading to unspecified impacts.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0853?