CVE-2015-1872
medium
CVSS v3
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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
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1872
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7:2.5.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7:2.5.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7:2.5.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7:2.5.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7:2.5.4-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | {"endIncluding":"2.5.3"} | |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fabbfaa095660982cc0bc63242c459561fa37037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72644
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033078
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1872
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.