Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2014-125005

CVE-2014-125005
Ffmpeg vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in FFmpeg 2.0. This affects the function decodevolheader in the file libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c. The vulnerability was discovered in June 2022 and can lead to memory corruption when manipulated. The issue affects the FFmpeg media processing software, specifically version 2.0 (NVD, Debian Tracker).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the decodevolheader function within libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c component of FFmpeg. When processing certain input, the function can trigger memory corruption issues. The vulnerability has been fixed in subsequent releases, with a patch being applied before the release of version 2.2-rc1 (Debian Tracker).

Impact

The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which could potentially result in program crashes or unpredictable behavior. The vulnerability can be initiated remotely, increasing its potential impact on systems running the affected FFmpeg version (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

It is recommended to apply the available patch to fix this issue. The vulnerability was fixed before the release of FFmpeg version 2.2-rc1 through the commit 3edc3b159503d512c919b3d5902f7026e961823a (Debian Tracker).

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