CVE-2011-2161
FFmpeg APE Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2011, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 17, 2018, 2:40 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2011-2161.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5 Exploit, Patch https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt Exploit http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ No Types Assigned http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ Vendor Advisory Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.4.9:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mplayerhq:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.4 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2161 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2161
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.28 }} -0.00%
score
0.68863
percentile