CVE-2013-7011 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in FFmpeg via crafted FFV1 data due to improper global parameter handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7011?
CVE-2013-7011 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 read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not prevent changes to global parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7011?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7011?
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-2013-7011 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7011 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7011, GHSA-3vhm-q5hx-6hjp.