FFmpeg 2.0 HEVC Video Decoder memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FFmpeg 2.0 (Multimedia Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component HEVC Video Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The issue has been introduced in 07/11/2013. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2014 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as avcodec/hevc: make *ps_id unsigned as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at git.videolan.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-125014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 219 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (91211). The entries 12365 and 12366 are pretty similar.

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  • open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.videolan.org

Timelineinfo

07/11/2013 🔍
02/15/2014 +219 days 🔍
02/18/2014 +3 days 🔍
02/22/2014 +4 days 🔍
06/17/2022 +3037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: avcodec/hevc: make *ps_id unsigned
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk/Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-125014 (🔍)
X-Force: 91211 - FFmpeg HEVC video decoder denial of service, Medium Risk
Secunia: 56987 - FFmpeg Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2014 08:06 PM
Updated: 06/17/2022 11:30 PM
Changes: 02/22/2014 08:06 PM (53), 04/17/2019 06:48 AM (1), 06/17/2022 11:30 PM (3)
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