CVE-2015-6821 | BDVDB-2026-71482 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12015-09-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.