Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | cve-2011-3504 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FFmpeg Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | ffmpeg.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32843
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: cve-2011-3504
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Matroska format decoder in FFmpeg before 0.8.3 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFFmpeg: 0.8.0 - 0.8.2
CPE2.3http://secunia.com/advisories/45532
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr11-011
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1320-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1333-1
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
http://www.osvdb.org/75621
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.