CVE-2015-6824

High

Description

The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted video data.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFfmpeg
PublishedSep 6, 2015
First seenSep 6, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ffmpeg ffmpegv ≤ 2.7.1—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04—

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CVE-2015-6824 · Ffmpeg · Dark Radar