CVE-2013-7009 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted Apple RPZA data due to improper pointer maintenance in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7009?
CVE-2013-7009 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 9 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The rpza_decode_stream function in libavcodec/rpza.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly maintain a pointer to pixel data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple RPZA data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7009?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7009?
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-2013-7009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7009, GHSA-rw5m-8cqh-g86f.