Description
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not prevent changes to global parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/547d690d676064069d44703a1917e0dab7e33445
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2906
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
CWE
CWE-119
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