CVE-2013-0869: Buffer Overflow

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2013-0869?

CVE-2013-0869 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing crashes via crafted H.264 data.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2013-0869?

To fix CVE-2013-0869, upgrade FFmpeg to version 1.1.2 or later, as this version includes the necessary patches.

Q: What types of software are affected by CVE-2013-0869?

CVE-2013-0869 affects multiple versions of FFmpeg, specifically all versions before 1.1.2 and several earlier versions from 0.3 to 1.0.

Q: What is the impact of CVE-2013-0869?

The impact of CVE-2013-0869 can lead to remote code execution or crashes when processing specially crafted H.264 video data.

Q: Is CVE-2013-0869 exploitable remotely?

Yes, CVE-2013-0869 is exploitable remotely, allowing attackers to send malicious H.264 data to target systems.

Published Nov 23, 2013

Updated

The fieldend function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted H.264 data, related to an SPS and slice mismatch and an out-of-bounds array access.

Affected Software

56 affected components

FFmpeg FFmpeg<=1.1.1

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

FFmpeg FFmpeg=1.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=eaa9d2cd6b8c1e2722d5bfc56ea67fde865200ce

Event History

Nov 23, 2013

CVE Published

via MITRE·06:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·06:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0869?

CVE-2013-0869 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing crashes via crafted H.264 data.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0869?