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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2013-7020 Detail

Description

The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/61389 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3027 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b05cd1ea7e45a836f7f6071a716c38bb30326e0f CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-7020
NVD Published Date:
12/09/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE