CVE-2013-2496 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted Microsoft RLE data due to improper end pointer determination in FFmpeg's libavcodec.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2496?
CVE-2013-2496 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 9 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The msrle_decode_8_16_24_32 function in msrledec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg through 1.1.3 does not properly determine certain end pointers, 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 Microsoft RLE data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2496?
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-2013-2496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2496, GHSA-x3gx-f2mc-x7gr.