CVE-2011-2161 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ape_read_header function of FFmpeg's libavformat, affecting products like MPlayer and VLC media player. An attacker can crash applications by providing a specially crafted APE (Monkey's Audio) file with a header but no frames. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community or media discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7
Vulnerability fixed in FFmpeg 0.6.2
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5.4
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7
Vulnerability fixed in FFmpeg 0.6.2
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5.4
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7
Vulnerability fixed in FFmpeg 0.6.2
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5.4
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.6.2
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5.4
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.6.2
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.5.4