CVE-2015-6823

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 allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) 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

References (8)

http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f7068bf277a37479aecde2832208d820682b35e6

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00010.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=f7068bf277a37479aecde2832208d820682b35e6

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/msg00010.html

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

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