CVE-2015-8217

high

Published 2015-11-17 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) 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	`7:2.8.2-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`7:2.8.2-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`7:2.8.2-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`7:2.8.2-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`7:2.8.2-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	`{"endIncluding":"2.8.1"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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