CVE-2013-7015

Public Exploit

Description

The flashsv_decode_frame function in libavcodec/flashsv.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly validate a certain height value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Flash Screen Video data.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.22% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2844 exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2855 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 vendor advisory
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3 mailing list patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7 mailing list patch
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/880c73cd76109697447fbfbaa8e5ee5683309446 patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7015?
CVE-2013-7015 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7015?
To fix CVE-2013-7015, 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-2013-7015 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7015 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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