CVE-2011-4364 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted VMD file processed by the FFmpeg library.
- 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-2011-4364?
CVE-2011-4364 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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
Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VMD file, related to corrupted streams.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4364?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Libav Libav.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4364?
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-2011-4364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4364 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4364, GHSA-m58j-4g2v-78p2.