CVE-2011-3940
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CVE-2011-3940 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.". EPSS estimates a 2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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."
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.1 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.2 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.6 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.7 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.8 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.9 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.7.11 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.8.5 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.8.6 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.8.7 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.8.8 |
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 0.8.10 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.1 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.2 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.3 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.4 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.5 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.6 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.5.7 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6.1 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6.2 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6.3 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6.4 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.6.5 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.7 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.7.1 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.7.2 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.7.3 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.7.4 |
| Libav | Libav | 0.8 |
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