Resource Management Errors Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.4.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FFMPEG-5678974
  • published20 May 2011
  • disclosed20 May 2011

Introduced: 20 May 2011

CVE-2011-2161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 ffmpeg to version 7:2.4.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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