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A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 1.0.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function mov_text_decode_frame of the file libavcodec/movtextdec.c. The manipulation results in denial of service. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FFmpeg 1.0.1 (Multimedia Processing Software). Affected is the function mov_text_decode_frame of the file libavcodec/movtextdec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 01/21/2013 by ami_stuff as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is available at ffmpeg.org. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.videolan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (93242†) and Secunia (SA51964†). See VDB-7503, VDB-8655, VDB-8656 and VDB-65887 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Multimedia Processing Software

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• FFmpeg

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• 1.0.1

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://ffmpeg.org/

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