medium4.3
CVE-2011-2161
The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote a…
Impact
The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | before 0.5.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5