Description
Integer signedness error in the decode_residual_block function in cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.3 and 0.8.x before 0.8.2, and libav through 0.7.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chinese AVS video (aka CAVS) file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91d5da9321c52e8197fb14046ebb335f3e6ff4a0
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5cbda50793e311aa73489d12184ffd6761c9fbf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45532Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/8Patch
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=91d5da9321c52e8197fb14046ebb335f3e6ff4a0
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5cbda50793e311aa73489d12184ffd6761c9fbf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45532Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/8Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 2, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified