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Medium
CVE-2011-2161
The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 20th, 2011
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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