CVE-2014-9604

high
Published 2015-01-16 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not check for a zero value of a slice height, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Ut Video data, related to the (1) restore_median and (2) restore_median_il functions.

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-2014-9604

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:2.5.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:2.5.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:2.5.1-1
debian debiansidfixed7:2.5.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:2.5.1-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"2.5.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-189

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