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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-3946 · published 9 December 2013

CVE-2011-3946: Ffmpeg vulnerability

Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg

The ff_h264_decode_sei function in libavcodec/h264_sei.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Supplemental enhancement information (SEI) data, which triggers an infinite loop.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.7% · top 7.2% CWE-399 · CWE-399
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
5.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The ff_h264_decode_sei function in libavcodec/h264_sei.c in FFmpeg before 0.10 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted Supplemental enhancement information (SEI) data, which triggers an infinite loop.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9decfc17bb76da34734296048d390b176abf404c
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9decfc17bb76da34734296048d390b176abf404c
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-3946), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.