CVE-2013-7014

Public Exploit

Description

Integer signedness error in the add_bytes_l2_c function in libavcodec/pngdsp.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted PNG data.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2855 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 vendor advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/86736f59d6a527d8bc807d09b93f971c0fe0bb07 patch exploit
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3 patch mailing list
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2919
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v9.11
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7 patch mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7014?
CVE-2013-7014 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7014?
To fix CVE-2013-7014, 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-2013-7014 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7014 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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