FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 37CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed VC-1 file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04433 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.1 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.3 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.4 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Mplayer |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mplayer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rp5c-q9p5-vm9v
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-0723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rp5c-q9p5-vm9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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