Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ffmpeg (opens in a new tab)
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- published17 Nov 2015
- disclosed17 Nov 2015
Introduced: 17 Nov 2015
CVE-2015-8217 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8217
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=93f30f825c08477fe8f76be00539e96014cc83c8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8217
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00146.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93f30f825c08477fe8f76be00539e96014cc83c8