FFmpeg up to 0.8.10 atrac3.c decodeTonalComponents input validation
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A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function decodeTonalComponents
of the file atrac3.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The decodeTonalComponents function in the Actrac3 codec (atrac3.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12, and 0.8.x before 0.8.11; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large component count in an Atrac 3 file.
The issue has been introduced in 06/23/2011. The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2012 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is available at git.videolan.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0853 since 01/19/2012. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 424 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59094 (Debian DSA-2471-1 : 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175239 (Debian Security Update for FFmpeg (DSA-2471)).
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 (59094). The entries 5073, 5074, 5075 and 61697 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 59094
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2471-1 : ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892471
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2471-1 (ffmpeg - several vulnerabilities
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Patch: c509f4f74713b035a06f79cb4d00e708f5226bc5
Timeline
06/23/2011 🔍01/19/2012 🔍
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Sources
Product: ffmpeg.orgAdvisory: DSA-2471
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0853 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 35742 - Ffmpeg Before 0.7.12 and 0.8.11 Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Atrac 3 File, Medium
Secunia: 49089 - Debian update for ffmpeg, Highly Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/12/2021 06:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/15/2017 16:01 (13), 12/12/2021 06:26 (4), 12/12/2021 06:40 (2)
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