Description
The ff_combine_frame function in libavcodec/parser.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly handle certain memory-allocation errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data.
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://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3Patch
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f31011e9abfb2ae75bb32bc44e2c34194c8dc40aExploit, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2982Exploit
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3Patch
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f31011e9abfb2ae75bb32bc44e2c34194c8dc40aExploit, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2982Exploit
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 9, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified