CVE-2011-3504
Priority
Medium
Description
The Matroska format decoder in FFmpeg before 0.8.3 does not properly
allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
via a crafted file.
allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
via a crafted file.
References
Notes
mdeslaur> ffmpeg-extra in multiverse needs to have matching version
mdeslaur> libav-extra is built with tarball produced by libav package
tyhicks> The Mitre description references MSVR11-011, while the upstream
tyhicks> commit message references MSVR11-080, which does not exist. I believe
tyhicks> there may have been a typo in the commit message.
tyhicks> I believe the ffmpeg commit 77d2ef13 was for the 0.8.3 release and
tyhicks> 956c901c was the backport for the 0.7.5 release.
tyhicks> The older ffmpeg packages in lucid and maverick look to have the same
tyhicks> vulnerable code.
mdeslaur> libav-extra is built with tarball produced by libav package
tyhicks> The Mitre description references MSVR11-011, while the upstream
tyhicks> commit message references MSVR11-080, which does not exist. I believe
tyhicks> there may have been a typo in the commit message.
tyhicks> I believe the ffmpeg commit 77d2ef13 was for the 0.8.3 release and
tyhicks> 956c901c was the backport for the 0.7.5 release.
tyhicks> The older ffmpeg packages in lucid and maverick look to have the same
tyhicks> vulnerable code.
Assigned-to
mdeslaur
Package
| Upstream: | needed |
| Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal): | released (4:0.6.4-0ubuntu0.11.04.1) |
| Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot): | not-affected (4:0.7.2-1ubuntu1) |
| Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin): | not-affected |
Patches:
| Upstream: | http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=77d2ef13a8fa630e5081f14bde3fd20f84c90aec |
Package
| Upstream: | needed |
| Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx): | released (4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.3) |
| Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat): | released (4:0.6-2ubuntu3.3) |
| Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin): | DNE |
Package
| Upstream: | needed |
| Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron): | ignored (reached end-of-life) |
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx): | released (4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.3) |
| Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat): | released (4:0.6-2ubuntu6.3) |
| Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin): | DNE |
Patches:
| Upstream: | http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=77d2ef13a8fa630e5081f14bde3fd20f84c90aec |
| Vendor: | http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00216.html |
Package
| Upstream: | needed |
| Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat): | DNE |
| Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal): | released (4:0.6.4-1ubuntu1) |
| Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot): | released (4:0.7.3ubuntu0.11.10.1) |
| Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin): | not-affected (4:0.7.3ubuntu1) |