Multiple vulnerabilities in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg

Published: 2013-11-23 | Updated: 2021-10-12

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	3
CVE-ID	CVE-2013-4263 CVE-2013-4264 CVE-2013-4265
CWE-ID	CWE-119 CWE-476
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 information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU42336

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4263

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

libavfilter in FFmpeg before 2.0.1 has unspecified impact and remote vectors related to a crafted "plane," which triggers an out-of-bounds heap write.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 0.3 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/11
http://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e43a0a232dbf6d3c161823c2e07c52e76227a1bc
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06

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.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU42337

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4264

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The kempf_decode_tile function in libavcodec/g2meet.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap write) via a G2M4 encoded file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 0.3 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/11
http://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2960576378d17d71cc8dccc926352ce568b5eec1
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
http://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2842

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.

3) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU42338

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [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-2013-4265

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in libavutil/mem.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.1 has an unspecified impact and remote vectors related to a "wrong return code" and a resultant NULL pointer dereference. http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 0.3 - 1.2.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/21/11
http://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/c94f9e854228e0ea00e1de8769d8d3f7cab84a55
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06

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.