Improper Input Validation Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-404998
  • published17 Nov 2015
  • disclosed17 Nov 2015

Introduced: 17 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:11.12-1~deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libav package and not the libav package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) data.

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