critical
9.3
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-0869: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sat Nov 23 2013(Updated: )

The field_end 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.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg<=1.1.1
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
FFmpeg=1.0

Remedy

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

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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?

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Is CVE-2013-0869 exploitable remotely?

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

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