CVE-2013-7020
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
02 Description
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-12-09 11:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 17:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-12-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e4cf48cedb844ab46d0c881a1a706445879beab7396819e07f2bbdf304ab4897
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3027http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3027
- secunia.com61389http://secunia.com/advisories/61389
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2014:227http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b05cd1ea7e45a836f7f6071a716c38bb30326e0f
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201603-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
- ffmpeg.orghttp://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20131208 Re: CVE Request: FFmpeg 2.1 multiple problemshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20131126 CVE Request: FFmpeg 2.1 multiple problemshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.4.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.4.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.4.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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