FFmpeg up to 0.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in FFmpeg up to 0.9. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0859. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg up to 0.9 (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The render_line function in the vorbis codec (vorbis.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Vorbis file, related to a large multiplier. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3893.

The issue has been introduced in 06/23/2011. The weakness was published 06/19/2012 as USN-1479-1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0859 since 01/19/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 195 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59565 (Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : libav vulnerabilities (USN-1478-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitorious.org. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78925), Tenable (59565), OSVDB (83055†), Secunia (SA49621†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36281†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 59565
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : libav vulnerabilities (USN-1478-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841046
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for libav USN-1478-1
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitorious.org

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06/23/2011 🔍
01/04/2012 +195 days 🔍
01/19/2012 +15 days 🔍
06/19/2012 +152 days 🔍
06/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/22/2012 +2 days 🔍
08/20/2012 +59 days 🔍
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09/27/2012 +38 days 🔍
03/25/2021 +3101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: USN-1479-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5570

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X-Force: 78925 - FFmpeg render_line code execution, High Risk
Secunia: 49621 - Ubuntu update for ffmpeg, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83055
Vulnerability Center: 36281 - FFmpeg \x3C 0.9.1 libavcodec Allows Remote DoS \\ Code Execution via a Crafted Vorbis File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2012 11:57
Updated: 03/25/2021 17:15
Changes: 06/22/2012 11:57 (70), 04/17/2017 11:33 (8), 03/25/2021 17:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A2B:103

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