Integer Underflow Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,2.4.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-2369154
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed9 Jan 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Jan 2018

CVE-2015-1208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 2.4.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Underflow. Integer underflow in the mov_read_default function in libavformat/mov.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from heap and/or stack memory via a crafted MP4 file.

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