VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2161
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…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txtBroken Link
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txtBroken Link
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.