CVE-2013-0873 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause memory corruption and potential code execution in FFmpeg by providing a malicious file with an invalid channel count.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0873?
CVE-2013-0873 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
The read_header function in libavcodec/shorten.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an invalid channel count, related to "freeing invalid addresses."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0873?
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-2013-0873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0873, GHSA-rh57-95h4-wx3g.