# CVE-2011-3950: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause unspecified impacts, likely code execution or crashes, by tricking users into processing crafted media files with vulnerable FFmpeg versions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-852r-wj69-22qj

## What is CVE-2011-3950?

CVE-2011-3950 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The dirac_decode_data_unit function in libavcodec/diracdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted value in the reference pictures number.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-3950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

- [CVE-2013-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0872/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0873/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4265/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3937/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3950 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.