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CVE-2011-2161 Details

Description

The ape_read_header function in ape.c in libavformat in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an APE (aka Monkey's Audio) file that contains a header but no frames.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt	CVE	Broken Link
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8312e3fc9041027a33c8bc667bb99740fdf41dd5	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	< 0.5.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	Reanalysis	[email protected]
May 23, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]