CVE-2011-2161
N/A
Published: May 20, 2011 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txtx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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