CVE-2011-3941 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in FFmpeg via crafted media files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3941?
CVE-2011-3941 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 9 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The decode_mb function in libavcodec/error_resilience.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to an uninitialized block index, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3941?
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-2011-3941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3941, GHSA-8p7j-772c-jrhm.