FFmpeg up to 0.5.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed WMV file.

The weakness was disclosed 05/20/2011 by Sergey Glazunov (SkyLined) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3908. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56144 (Debian DSA-2306-1 : ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66601) and Tenable (56144). The entries 56075, 56074, 56073 and 56072 are pretty similar.

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

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Nessus ID: 56144
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2306-1 : ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70239
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2306-1 (ffmpeg)
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10/12/2010 🔍
01/12/2011 +92 days 🔍
04/04/2011 +82 days 🔍
04/27/2011 +23 days 🔍
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09/12/2011 +115 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1288 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: DSA-2306
Researcher: Sergey Glazunov (SkyLined)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3908 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66601
Vulnerability Center: 31253 - FFmpeg before 0.5.4 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted \x27.wmv\x27 File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 45788 - Google Chrome prior to 8.0.552.237 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 14:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 03/21/2017 17:20 (12), 11/07/2021 14:10 (5), 11/07/2021 14:14 (1), 11/07/2021 14:17 (2)
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