CVE-2013-0846 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 7 Dec 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted QDM2 data due to an out-of-bounds array access in FFmpeg.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-0846?

CVE-2013-0846 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 7 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Array index error in the qdm2_decode_super_block function in libavcodec/qdm2.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted QDM2 data, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0846?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0846?

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-2013-0846 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0846, GHSA-jcw9-gccv-c5vw.