FFmpeg denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in FFmpeg. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-2799. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in FFmpeg (Multimedia Processing Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to the "put bit buffer when num_saved_bits is reset."

The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2799 since 05/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70647 (GLSA-201310-12 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 (78504), Tenable (70647), SecurityFocus (BID 55355†), Secunia (SA36760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44234†). The entries VDB-5510, VDB-9123, VDB-9124 and VDB-9125 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 70647
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-12 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 64bd7f8e4db1742e86c5ed02bd530688b74063e3

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09/16/2009 🔍
05/19/2012 +976 days 🔍
06/07/2012 +19 days 🔍
08/30/2012 +84 days 🔍
09/10/2012 +11 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +334 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62227
X-Force: 78504
SecurityFocus: 55355 - FFmpeg Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36760 - FFmpeg "vmd_read_header()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44234 - FFmpeg <0.11 Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related to Put Bit Buffer when num_saved_bits is Reset, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/13/2021 17:07
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (56), 05/26/2017 03:46 (8), 12/13/2021 16:59 (4), 12/13/2021 17:07 (1)
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