CVE-2011-4579 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2011-4579

The svq1_decode_frame function in the SVQ1 decoder (svq1dec.c) in libavcodec...

Vulnerability Description

The svq1_decode_frame function in the SVQ1 decoder (svq1dec.c) 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 (memory corruption) via a crafted SVQ1 stream, related to "dimensions changed."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ffmpeg, libav
Vulnerable Versions:
0.5, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.6, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.7, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.6, 0.7.7, 0.7.8, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5

Timeline

Official Publish: August 20th, 2012
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.