CVE-2013-0873

Publication date 23 November 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The read_header function in libavcodec/shorten.c in FFmpeg before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an invalid channel count, related to "freeing invalid addresses."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
ffmpeg-extra 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
libav 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
libav-extra 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

libav and ffmpeg codebases have diverged to the point of not being able to track both using the same CVE numbers. Marking this CVE as not-affected for libav.