CVE-2011-3973

cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and…

published October 2, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
84.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and application crash) via an invalid bitstream in a Chinese AVS video (aka CAVS) file, related to the decode_residual_block, check_for_slice, and cavs_decode_frame functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3362.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02502 · 84.5th percentile
Published
2011-10-02T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 OCT 20:00Z
    cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and…
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