FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia file
Published May 20, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.23%
Description
FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.5.3
- 0.3
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.4.9
- 0.5
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04230) | 90.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04230) | 89.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00994) | 75.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 90.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 88.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 88.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.08% (0.02078) | 87.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2306 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:089 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47149 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1104-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2306 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:062 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:089 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:114 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1104-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1241 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
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