A vulnerability has been found in FFmpeg 2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function decode_update_thread_context. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1f097d168d | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.12298 | permissions required vdb entry third party advisory |