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CVE-2015-6824 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ffmpeg.org/security.html CVE
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5d44d5c220e12ca0cb7a4eceb0f74759cb13111 CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00010.html CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ffmpeg ffmpeg
<= 2.7.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-6824
NVD Published Date:
Sep 6, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-6824 Details - Not Deferred