CVE-2014-9604

7.5 · HIGH

Published Jan 16, 2015 ffmpeg CWE-189 EPSS 2.40% (83th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-9604 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ffmpeg ffmpeg. It was published on January 16, 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

libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not check for a zero value of a slice height, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Ut Video data, related to the (1) restore_median and (2) restore_median_il functions.

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

References

Ref git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3881606240953b9275a247a1c98a567f3c44890f Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2534-1 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 Ref git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3881606240953b9275a247a1c98a567f3c44890f Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2534-1 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9604?

CVE-2014-9604 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting ffmpeg ffmpeg. It was published on January 16, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9604?

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-2014-9604?

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