CVE-2011-4364 json
Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x befo…
published 2012-08-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4294
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.6%
- EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Sierra VMD decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9 and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VMD file, related to corrupted streams.
Patch / fix
- ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:2.4.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4364
Exploit prediction
4.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-1320-1
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-1333-1
vendor-advisory
- git.videolan.org /?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c0cbe36b18ab3eb13a53fe684ec1f63a00df2c86
- libav.org /releases/libav-0.6.4.changelog
- ffmpeg.org /
- libav.org /
- libav.org /releases/libav-0.5.6.changelog
- libav.org /releases/libav-0.7.3.changelog
- git.libav.org /?p=libav.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c0cbe36b18ab3eb13a53fe684ec1f63a00df2c86
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-4364
- NVD CVE-2011-4364
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