FKIE_CVE-2015-6821

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-09-06 02:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://ffmpeg.org/security.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ffmpeg.org/security.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ffmpeg ffmpeg *
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad en la funci\u00f3n ff_mpv_common_init en libavcodec/mpegvideo.c en FFmpeg en versiones anteriores a 2.7.2, no mantiene correctamente el contexto de codificaci\u00f3n, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (acceso a puntero no v\u00e1lido) o posiblemente tener otro impacto a trav\u00e9s de datos MPEG manipulados."
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  "id": "CVE-2015-6821",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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