Vulnerability identifier: #VU42269

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: CVE-2011-4351

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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.

Buffer overflow in FFmpeg before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.8, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 0.3 - 0.8.7

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External links
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Nov/145
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

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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.