Code Injection in ffmpeg (Alpine package)



Published: 2011-11-21
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 (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ffmpeg (Alpine package): 0.6.1-r1

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a81b5e5b560bc7bc2ae8374b1e2df893485ab462
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=be16fd287de7d3ed4167704de0d65f552389cd8a


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.



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