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Unscored CVE-2014-8541 EUVD-2014-8378GHSA-xrfr-h69f-r87q

libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 considers only dimension differences, and not bits-per-pixel differences, when determining whe…

Published Nov 5, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 considers only dimension differences, and not bits-per-pixel differences, when determining whether an image size has changed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MJPEG data.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ffmpeg 7:2.4.3-1 —
Debian 13 ffmpeg 7:2.4.3-1 —
Debian 12 ffmpeg 7:2.4.3-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libav 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 —

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