CVE-2013-7019

Public Exploit

Description

The get_cox function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly validate the reduction factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG2000 data.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.41% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2898 exploit
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a1b9004b768bef606ee98d417bceb9392ceb788d patch exploit
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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7019?
CVE-2013-7019 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7019?
To fix CVE-2013-7019, 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-2013-7019 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7019 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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