CVE-2011-2161 | BDVDB-2026-46183 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12011-05-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.