CVE-2013-0849 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FFmpeg by providing crafted RoQ video data with invalid dimensions.
- 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-2013-0849?
CVE-2013-0849 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 7 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 roq_decode_init function in libavcodec/roqvideodec.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) width or (2) height dimension that is not a multiple of sixteen in id RoQ video data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0849?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-0849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0849, GHSA-w7gj-6g6q-7xpc.