Out-of-Bounds Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.7.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-FFMPEG-416442
  • published24 Dec 2015
  • disclosed24 Dec 2015

Introduced: 24 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8661  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 ffmpeg to version 7:2.7.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the number of slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.