CVE-2013-0868 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit an out-of-bounds write in FFmpeg's Huffyuv decoder via crafted media files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0868?
CVE-2013-0868 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 23 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libavcodec/huffyuvdec.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Huffyuv data, related to an out-of-bounds write and (1) unchecked return codes from the init_vlc function and (2) "len==0 cases."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0868?
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-2013-0868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0868, GHSA-j4v2-7rrj-34px.