FFmpeg 'libavcodec/vmdvideo.c' Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	72269
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2014-9603
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 16 2015 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 05 2016 09:43PM
Credit:	Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind
Vulnerable:	Gentoo Linux FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.10.1 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.7 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.6 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.4 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.6.1 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.4.9 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.4.8 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.4.7 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.4.6 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.8 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.5 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.3 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.2 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.7.12 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.6.3 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.6 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.5.4 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.5.3 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.5.2 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.5 FFmpeg FFmpeg 0.10
Not Vulnerable:

FFmpeg 'libavcodec/vmdvideo.c' Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

FFmpeg is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, code-execution may be possible; however this has not been confirmed.

Versions prior to FFmpeg 2.5.2 are vulnerable.

FFmpeg 'libavcodec/vmdvideo.c' Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

FFmpeg 'libavcodec/vmdvideo.c' Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

FFmpeg 'libavcodec/vmdvideo.c' Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• avcodec/vmdvideo: Check len before using it in method 3 (FFmpeg)
  
• FFmpeg Homepage (FFmpeg)
  
• FFmpeg Security (FFmpeg)