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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2011-2161

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-20 May, 2011 | 22:55

Updated At-11 Apr, 2025 | 00:51

The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Primary	2.0	4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CPE Matches

FFmpeg

>>ffmpeg>>Versions before 0.5.4(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-399	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt	cve@mitre.org	Broken Link
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5	cve@mitre.org	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Third Party Advisory

CISA Catalog

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