CVE-2011-3949 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit crafted Dirac data in FFmpeg to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3949?
CVE-2011-3949 is a medium-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 dirac_unpack_idwt_params function in libavcodec/diracdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Dirac data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-3949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxg7-m3mm-xp7q.