CVE-2013-2277 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted H.264 data due to missing validation in FFmpeg's H.264 decoder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2277?
CVE-2013-2277 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 27 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ff_h264_decode_seq_parameter_set function in h264_ps.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 1.1.3 does not validate the relationship between luma depth and chroma depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2277?
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-2013-2277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2277, GHSA-q79f-c6p6-2j9r.