CVE-2015-6821 — Improper Input Validation in Ffmpeg

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedSep 6
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not properly maintain the encoding context, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MPEG data.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:2.7.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:2.7.2-1+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg2.7.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9mh5-63c3-73q5: The ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-6821: The ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo↗2015-09-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2015-6821: ffmpeg - The ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2...↗2015
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