CVE-2015-6823 — Ffmpeg vulnerability

CWE-175 documents5 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 allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) 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-ppw2-32fh-5wfq: The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-6823: The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac↗2015-09-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2015-6823: ffmpeg - The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does n...↗2015
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