CVE-2015-8218

Publication date 17 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The decode_uncompressed function in libavcodec/faxcompr.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate uncompressed runs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted CCITT FAX data.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ffmpeg	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
libav	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
ffmpeg	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=d4a731b84a08f0f3839eaaaf82e97d8d9c67da46

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8218