#VU32843 Code Injection in FFmpeg - cve-2011-3504

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32843

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: cve-2011-3504

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

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: 0.8.0 - 0.8.2

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External links
https://secunia.com/advisories/45532
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr11-011
https://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1320-1
https://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1333-1
https://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
https://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
https://www.osvdb.org/75621

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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.