CVE-2011-2160
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products,...
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
CVE-2011-2160- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
CVE-2011-2160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2152 No score
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcpc-jvcx-3fxc No score
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products,...
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
GHSA-xcpc-jvcx-3fxc- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
CVE-2011-2160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2160 No score
The VC-1 decoding functionality in FFmpeg before 0.5.4, as used in MPlayer and other products, does not properly restrict read operations, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted VC-1 file, a related issue to CVE-2011-0723.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2160- 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-2011-2160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ffmpeg, published May 20, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.