Out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability in nsvdec.c in FFmpeg and Libav

CVE-2011-3940 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nsvdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and write) via a crafted NSV file that triggers "use of uninitialized streams."

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