CVE-2011-0480
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.10 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7:2.4.1-1 |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | {"endExcluding":"8.0.552.237"} | 8.0.552.237 |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/122703
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610550
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68115
- http://codereview.chromium.org/5964011
- http://codereview.chromium.org/6069005
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
- http://git.ffmpeg.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13184036a6b1b1d4b61c91118c0896e9ad4634c3
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html
- http://osvdb.org/70463
- http://roundup.ffmpeg.org/issue2548
- http://roundup.ffmpeg.org/issue2550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42951
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=70200
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2306
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45788
- http://www.srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1104-1/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64671
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14380
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0480
CWEs
CWE-120
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.