CVE-2011-3936 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted DV file in FFmpeg, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3936?
CVE-2011-3936 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 20 Aug 2012. 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
The dv_extract_audio function in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted DV file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3936?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Libav Libav.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3936?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-3936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3936, GHSA-xjw3-xjhw-33xq.