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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.5.4 (excluding)