CVE-2011-2161
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
20/05/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5