CVE-2015-6824
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted video data.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7:2.7.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7:2.7.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7:2.7.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7:2.7.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7:2.7.2-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | {"endIncluding":"2.7.1"} | |
References
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5d44d5c220e12ca0cb7a4eceb0f74759cb13111
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00010.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6824
CWEs
CWE-20
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