CVE-2011-3952
FFmpeg < 0.10 - Denial of Service and Possible Remote Code Execution via Large Palette Size in KMVC Encoded File
Title source: llmDescription
The decode_init function in kmvc.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.10 and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.6, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large palette size in a KMVC encoded file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2494
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ffmpeg.org/
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=386741f887714d3e46c9e8fe577e326a7964037b
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://libav.org/
Scores
EPSS
0.0095
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (49)
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
... and 39 more
Published
Aug 20, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026