CVE-2015-6821

Published: Sep 6, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ffmpeg: Ffmpeg

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg	Up to 2.7.1

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (8)

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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