#VU42317 NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg - CVE-2013-0860
Published: November 23, 2013 / Updated: October 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42317
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0860
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
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. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted picture data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=3e196e4def03c7a91423803402f84d638d316c33
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=68a0477bc0af026db971ddba22541029a9e8715b
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06