CVE-2011-0480
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google...
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
CVE-2011-0480- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
CVE-2011-0480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0500 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0500- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vjw-qpx7-3vwc No score
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google...
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
GHSA-9vjw-qpx7-3vwc- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
CVE-2011-0480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0480 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in vorbis_dec.c in the Vorbis decoder in FFmpeg, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.237 and Chrome OS before 8.0.552.344, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file, related to buffers for (1) the channel floor and (2) the channel residue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Google Chrome, published January 14, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.
References
roundup.ffmpeg.org/issue2548
debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2306
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-stable-release.html
article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/122703
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610550
codereview.chromium.org/6069005
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securityfocus.com/bid/45788
git.ffmpeg.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13184036a6b1b1d4b61c91118c0896e9ad4634c3
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:061
src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=70200
srware.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2054
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1104-1
osvdb.org/70463
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64671
ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=68115
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14380
secunia.com/advisories/42951
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vjw-qpx7-3vwc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0480