CVE-2011-4579

FFmpeg/Libav SVQ1 Stream DoS Vulnerability

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://ffmpeg.org/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1320-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://libav.org/
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1333-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520620

Scores

EPSS 0.0221
EPSS Percentile 84.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (37)
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
... and 27 more
Published Aug 20, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026