CVE-2011-4579
Description
The svq1_decode_frame function in the SVQ1 decoder (svq1dec.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted SVQ1 stream, related to "dimensions changed."
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 | 0.5 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.4 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.5.5 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.6.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.3 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.7 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.7.8 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.0 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.1 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.2 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.5 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 0.8.7 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5.1 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5.2 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5.3 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5.4 | |
| libav | libav | 0.5.5 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6.1 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6.2 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6.3 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6.4 | |
| libav | libav | 0.6.5 | |
| libav | libav | 0.7 | |
| libav | libav | 0.7.1 | |
| libav | libav | 0.7.2 | |
References
- http://ffmpeg.org/
- http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e24b9488e67849a28e64a8056e05f83cf439229
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e24b9488e67849a28e64a8056e05f83cf439229
- http://libav.org/
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1320-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1333-1
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520620
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4579
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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