CVE-2013-3670 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted RLE data due to improper API usage 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-2013-3670?
CVE-2013-3670 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 10 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The rle_unpack function in vmdav.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg git 20130328 through 20130501 does not properly use the bytestream2 API, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) via crafted RLE data. NOTE: the vendor has listed this as an issue fixed in 1.2.1, but the issue is actually in new code that was not shipped with the 1.2.1 release or any earlier release.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3670?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-3670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3670, GHSA-gwv6-2mvw-8hmc.