CVE-2013-7015 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted Flash Screen Video data in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7015?
CVE-2013-7015 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The flashsv_decode_frame function in libavcodec/flashsv.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly validate a certain height value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash Screen Video data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7015?
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-2013-7015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7015, GHSA-4mx5-rq8q-8h9x.