CVE-2014-4610

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Integer overflow in the get_len function in libavutil/lzo.c in FFmpeg before 0.10.14, 1.1.x before 1.1.12, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Literal Run.

Affected products

FFmpeg: before 0.10.14; from 1.1 before 1.1.12; from 1.2 before 1.2.7; from 2.0 before 2.0.5; from 2.1 before 2.1.5; from 2.2 before 2.2.4 — fixed in 0.10.14, 1.1.12, 1.2.7, 2.0.5, 2.1.5, 2.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FFmpeg 0.10.14, 1.1.12, 1.2.7, 2.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/23
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/06/raising-lazarus-20-year-old-bug-that.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/23
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

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