CVE-2013-7008

FFmpeg < 2.1 - Denial of Service via H.264 Slice Header Decoding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The decode_slice_header function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 incorrectly relies on a certain droppable field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2927
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7

Scores

EPSS 0.0141
EPSS Percentile 80.7%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
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 40 more
Published Dec 09, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026