CVE-2014-8542
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JV data.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8542
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7:2.4.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7:2.4.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7:2.4.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7:2.4.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7:2.4.3-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | {"endIncluding":"2.4.1"} | |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=105654e376a736d243aef4a1d121abebce912e6b
- http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2534-1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8542
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.