CVE-2011-2161

Published May 20, 2011

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-399

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "4FED443E-75BC-4534-89EE-D0B9CD93209A",
            "versionEndExcluding": "0.5.4"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References