CVE-2015-1872

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Published 2015-07-26 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The ff_mjpeg_decode_sof function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.4 does not validate the number of components in a JPEG-LS Start Of Frame segment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Motion JPEG 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-2015-1872

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:2.5.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:2.5.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:2.5.4-1
debian debiansidfixed7:2.5.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:2.5.4-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"2.5.3"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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