FFmpeg Libavcodec suffers from an out of bound write vulnerability.
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High Risk Vulnerability in FFmpeg
23 November 2011
Phillip Langlois of NGS Secure has discovered a High risk vulnerability in FFmpeg
Impact: Remote code execution
Versions affected include:
FFmpeg < 0.7.8
This issue is addressed in v 0.7.8 and v0.8.7, which can be downloaded at:
http://ffmpeg.org/download.html#release_0.7
NGS Secure is going to withhold details of this flaw for three months. This three month window will allow users the time needed to apply the patch before the details are released to the general public. This reflects the NGS Secure approach to responsible disclosure.
NGS Secure Research
http://www.ngssecure.com