CVE-2011-0723

Description

FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed VC-1 file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2306 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:062 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:112 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1104-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:089 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47151 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0723?
CVE-2011-0723 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0723?
To fix CVE-2011-0723, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0723 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0723 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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