VDB-10517 · OSVDB 97900 · GCVE-100-10517

FFmpeg 2.0 electronicarts.c ea_read_header Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FFmpeg 2.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ea_read_header of the file libavformat/electronicarts.c. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 2.0 (Multimedia Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ea_read_header of the file libavformat/electronicarts.c. The impact remains unknown.

The issue has been introduced in 07/11/2013. The weakness was disclosed 09/29/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind with Google Security Team as electronicarts: Add more sanity checking for the number of channels as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.libav.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 80 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.libav.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (97900†). The entries VDB-10521, VDB-10520, VDB-10519 and VDB-10518 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • FFmpeg 2.0
  • Libav 9.9

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.libav.org

Timelineinfo

07/11/2013 🔍
09/29/2013 +80 days 🔍
09/29/2013 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2013 +2 days 🔍
04/16/2019 +2023 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: electronicarts: Add more sanity checking for the number of channels
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10517
OSVDB: 97900

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2013 15:03
Updated: 04/16/2019 08:17
Changes: 10/01/2013 15:03 (51), 04/16/2019 08:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:67D:103

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