What is CVE-2013-0870?

CVE-2013-0870 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2013-0870?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2013-0870

The 'vp3_decode_frame' function in FFmpeg 1.1.4 moves threads check out of header packet type check.

Published 2017-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 1.1.4

References

git.videolan.org/
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 (mailing-list)
www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0870?: CVE-2013-0870 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2013-0870?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.