Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4579
CVE-2011-4579
Description
The svq1_decode_frame function in the SVQ1 decoder (svq1dec.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, 0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted SVQ1 stream, related to "dimensions changed."
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Affected products
39cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=0.5 <0.5.7 || >=0.6 <0.6.4 || >=0.7 <0.7.9 || >=0.8 <0.8.8
cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=0.5 <0.5.6 || >=0.6 <0.6.4 || >=0.7 <0.7.3
Patches
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References
10- ffmpeg.orgnvdVendor Advisory
- libav.orgnvdVendor Advisory
- git.libav.orgnvd
- git.videolan.orgnvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1320-1nvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1333-1nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520620nvd
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