CVE-2013-0857 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 7 Dec 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FFmpeg by providing crafted IFF bitmap data with a malicious height value.

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-2013-0857?

CVE-2013-0857 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 decode_frame_ilbm function in libavcodec/iff.c in FFmpeg before 1.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted height value in IFF PBM/ILBM bitmap data.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0857?

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-2013-0857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjhj-6529-65p2.