FFmpeg 2.1 End of Packet libavformat/swfdec.c swf_read_packet Remote Code Execution
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 2.1 (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function swf_read_packet
of the file libavformat/swfdec.c of the component End of Packet Handler. The impact remains unknown.
The issue has been introduced in 10/29/2013. The weakness was published 12/19/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as avformat/swfdec: clear 4 bytes at the end of a packet if they are not initialized as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is available at git.videolan.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 51 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.videolan.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 11694, 11693, 11692 and 11691.
Affected
- FFmpeg 2.1
- Libav 0.8.9
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Patch: git.videolan.org
Timeline
10/29/2013 🔍12/19/2013 🔍
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01/02/2014 🔍
04/17/2019 🔍
Sources
Product: ffmpeg.orgAdvisory: avformat/swfdec: clear 4 bytes at the end of a packet if they are not initialized
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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OSVDB: 101552
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Entry
Created: 01/02/2014 15:23Updated: 04/17/2019 17:25
Changes: 01/02/2014 15:23 (52), 04/17/2019 17:25 (1)
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