CVE-2014-7937

7.5 · HIGH

Published Jan 22, 2015 ffmpeg CWE-119 EPSS 1.83% (77th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-7937 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ffmpeg ffmpeg. It was published on January 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple off-by-one errors in libavcodec/vorbisdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Vorbis I data.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ffmpeg. Update ffmpeg to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	0	Affected
google	chrome	0	Affected

References

Ref git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c50704ebf1777bee76772c4835d9760b3721057 Ref googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/62383 Ref secunia.com/advisories/62575 Ref secunia.com/advisories/62665 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-7937?

CVE-2014-7937 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ffmpeg ffmpeg. It was published on January 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-7937?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-7937?

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