Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2011-3940

nsvdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted NSV file that triggers "use of uninitialized streams."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ffmpeg — versions 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.6
  • Libav — versions 0.5, 0.5.1, 0.5.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References