Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VMD file, related to corrupted streams.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ffmpeg | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ffmpeg | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| Ffmpeg | — | Upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.7.6Upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.8.5Upgrade to FFmpeg version 0.6.4 | Sep 29, 2017 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade gstreamer-ffmpegUpgrade ffmpeg | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 14, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-video/ffmpeg. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 20, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libavcodec53Upgrade libavcodec52Upgrade libavformat52Upgrade libavformat53 | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 20, 2012 |
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