CVE-2013-7023 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted data due to improper memory handling in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-7023?
CVE-2013-7023 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 ff_combine_frame function in libavcodec/parser.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly handle certain memory-allocation errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7023?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7023?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-7023 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7023 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrj9-35p7-f5f2.