Vulnerability identifier: #VU41977
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
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 read and manipulate data.
The tak_decode_frame function in libavcodec/takdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1.4 does not properly validate a certain bits-per-sample value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted TAK (aka Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor) data.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
FFmpeg: 2.0 - 2.1.2
External links
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=f58eab151214d2d35ff0973f2b3e51c5eb372da4
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
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.