CVE-2015-8662: The ff_dwt_decode function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dwt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.4 does not validate the number of decomposition levels before proceeding with…

PriorityP338high7.3CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCLILAL

EPSS

1.91%

77.7th percentile

The ff_dwt_decode function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dwt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.4 does not validate the number of decomposition levels before proceeding with Discrete Wavelet Transform decoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	ffmpeg	< ffmpeg 7:2.8.4-1 (bookworm)	ffmpeg 7:2.8.4-1 (bookworm)
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	<= 2.8.3	—
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.4-1	7:2.8.4-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.4-1	7:2.8.4-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.4-1	7:2.8.4-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:2.8.4-1	7:2.8.4-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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

osv7.3HIGH

vendor_debian7.3HIGH

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