CVE-2015-8661: The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the…

PriorityP340high8.3CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSCCLILAL

EPSS

1.91%

77.7th percentile

The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the number of slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	ffmpeg	< ffmpeg 7:2.8.3-1 (bookworm)	ffmpeg 7:2.8.3-1 (bookworm)
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	<= 2.8.2	—
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.3-1	7:2.8.3-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.3-1	7:2.8.3-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.3-1	7:2.8.3-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.3-1	7:2.8.3-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv8.3HIGH

vendor_debian8.3HIGH

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