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title: "CVE-2011-4353\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-4353

Publication date 25 November 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The (1) av\_image\_fill\_pointers, (2) vp5\_parse\_coeff, and (3)
vp6\_parse\_coeff functions in FFmpeg 0.5.x before 0.5.7, 0.6.x before 0.6.4,
0.7.x before 0.7.9, and 0.8.x before 0.8.8; and in Libav 0.5.x before
0.5.6, 0.6.x before 0.6.4, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 allow remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted VP5 or VP6
stream.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4353?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 4:0.6-2ubuntu6.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| ffmpeg-extra | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 4:0.6-2ubuntu3.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| libav | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 4:0.6.4-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| libav-extra | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 4:0.7.3ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 4:0.6.4-1ubuntu1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4353?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

ffmpeg-extra in multiverse needs to have matching version
libav-extra is built with tarball produced by libav package

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=2a6eb06254df79e96b3d791b6b89b2534ced3119> * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=bb4b0ad83b13c3af57675e80163f3f333adef96f> * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=e0966eb140b3569b3d6b5b5008961944ef229c06> * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=c693aa6f71b4f539cf9df67ba42f4b1932981687> |
| libav | * Upstream:   <http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=2a6eb06254df79e96b3d791b6b89b2534ced3119> * Upstream:   <http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=e0966eb140b3569b3d6b5b5008961944ef229c06> * Upstream:   <http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=bb4b0ad83b13c3af57675e80163f3f333adef96f> * Upstream:   <http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=c693aa6f71b4f539cf9df67ba42f4b1932981687> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4353)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4353)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4353)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4353)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1320-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1320-1)
+ FFmpeg vulnerabilities
+ 5 January 2012

+ [USN-1333-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1333-1)
+ Libav vulnerabilities
+ 17 January 2012

### Other references

* <http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520620>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4353>