CVE-2014-7937

high
Published 2015-01-22 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

Multiple off-by-one errors in libavcodec/vorbisdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Vorbis I data.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7937

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:2.4.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:2.4.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:2.4.2-1
debian debiansidfixed7:2.4.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:2.4.2-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"2.4.1"}
gcp googlechrome{"endIncluding":"40.0.2214.85"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.