CVE-2011-3974

N/A Unknown
Published: October 02, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Integer signedness error in the decode_residual_inter function in cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.7.4 and 0.8.x before 0.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect write operation and application crash) via an invalid bitstream in a Chinese AVS video (aka CAVS) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3362.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd968d260aef322fb32e254a3de0d2036c57bd56
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd968d260aef322fb32e254a3de0d2036c57bd56
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.7.5.changelog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.8.4.changelog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

ffmpeg

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