CVE-2011-3973
Description
cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and application crash) via an invalid bitstream in a Chinese AVS video (aka CAVS) file, related to the decode_residual_block, check_for_slice, and cavs_decode_frame functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3362.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 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 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | {"endIncluding":"0.7.3"} | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.3.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.3.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.3.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.3.4 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.0 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.4 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.5 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.7 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.8 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.4.9 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.4 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.0 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.2 | |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd968d260aef322fb32e254a3de0d2036c57bd56
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3973
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.