CVE-2011-0480 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2011-0480?

CVE-2011-0480 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0480?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Google Chrome Os.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0480?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-0480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0480, GHSA-9vjw-qpx7-3vwc.