CVE-2011-3940

Published Aug 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
nsvdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted NSV file that triggers "use of uninitialized streams."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2471-1 ffmpeg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3893 nsvdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted NSV file that triggers "use of uninitialized streams."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1478-1 Libav vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1479-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2012, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM