Buffer overflow vulnerability in libavcodec in FFmpeg and Libav allows remote code execution via crafted MJPEG-B file

CVE-2011-3947 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Buffer overflow in mjpegbdec.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 (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MJPEG-B file.

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