CVE-2013-3673: ffmpeg

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3673 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-06-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The gif_decode_frame function in gifdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 1.2.1 does not properly manage the disposal methods of frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) via crafted GIF data.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.