Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2161
CVE-2011-2161
Description
The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.
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References
3- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hunvdVendor Advisory
- packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txtnvdBroken Link
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