Description
FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed VC-1 file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ffmpeg | 7:2.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:2.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 7:2.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | ffmpeg | 4:0.5.4-1 | DSA-2306-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2306-1 ffmpeg - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-2306 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:061 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:062 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:112 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:114 vendor-advisory
- USN-1104-1 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:089 vendor-advisory
- 47151 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-1241 vdb-entry
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/