Code Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,2.7.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-2369193
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 Sept 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-6823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 2.7.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Code. The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) data.

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