FFmpeg Multiple Vulnerabilities
Last Update Date:
21 Aug 2013 18:49
Release Date:
21 Aug 2013
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Clients - Audio & Video
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FFmpeg, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
- A NULL pointer dereference error within the "decode_frame()" function (libavcodec/dxa.c) can be exploited to cause a crash.
- An out-of-bounds read error within the "h261_decode_mb()" function (libavcodec/h261dec.c) can be exploited to cause a crash.
Impact
- Denial of Service
System / Technologies affected
- FFmpeg 1.x
- FFmpeg 2.x
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Fixed in the git repository.
Vulnerability Identifier
- No CVE information is available
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