# CVE-2013-2496: The msrle\_decode\_8\_16\_24\_32 function in msrledec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg through 1.1.3 does not properly determine certain end pointers, w

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The msrle_decode_8_16_24_32 function in msrledec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg through 1.1.3 does not properly determine certain end pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Microsoft RLE data.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1790-1
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e398990eb87785e20e065cd3f14d1dbb69df4392

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