Improper Input Validation Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.7.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FFMPEG-5679208
  • published6 Sept 2015
  • disclosed6 Sept 2015

Introduced: 6 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-6821  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 ffmpeg to version 7:2.7.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not properly maintain the encoding context, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MPEG data.

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