Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the avi_read_packet function in libavformat/avidec.c in FFmpeg before 0.11, and Libav 0.7.x before 0.7.7 and 0.8.x before 0.8.4, has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an "out of array read" when a "packet is shrunk."
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 | 4:0.5.10-1 | DSA-2624-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2624-1 ffmpeg - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20120902 Re: Information on security issues fixed in ffmpeg 0.11? mailing-list
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.8.4.changelog
- 55355 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2013:079 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120831 Information on security issues fixed in ffmpeg 0.11? mailing-list
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c41ac870470c614185e1752c11f892809022248a
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://libav.org/releases/libav-0.7.7.changelog
- 50468 third-party-advisory
- 51257 third-party-advisory