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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FFmpeg (Multimedia Processing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file cavsdec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and application crash) via an invalid bitstream in a Chinese AVS video (aka CAVS) file, related to the decode_residual_block, check_for_slice, and cavs_decode_frame functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3362.
The weakness was presented 10/02/2011 as cavs: fix some crashes with invalid bitstreams as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is available at git.videolan.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3973 since 10/02/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56727 (Debian DSA-2336-1 : 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.
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 Tenable (56727). See 58799 and 58796 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 56727
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2336-1 : ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70554
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2336-1 (ffmpeg)
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Patch: bd968d260aef322fb32e254a3de0d2036c57bd56
Timeline
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Sources
Product: ffmpeg.orgAdvisory: cavs: fix some crashes with invalid bitstreams
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3973 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 40305 - FFmpeg Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via a Problematic CAVs File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50555
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/21/2021 00:18
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 05/04/2017 10:45 (5), 11/21/2021 00:08 (3), 11/21/2021 00:18 (2)
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