CVE-2015-6761

medium
Published 2015-10-15 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The update_dimensions function in libavcodec/vp8.c in FFmpeg through 2.8.1, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71 and other products, relies on a coefficient-partition count during multi-threaded operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file.

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-2015-6761

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:2.8.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:2.8.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:2.8.1-1
debian debiansidfixed7:2.8.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:2.8.1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"2.8.1"}
gcp googlechrome{"endIncluding":"45.0.2454.101"}

References

CWEs

CWE-362

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