Vulnerability identifier: #VU42317

Vulnerability 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-2013-0860

CWE-ID: CWE-476

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 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 0.3 - 1.1

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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
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06

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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.