SB2014110303 - Buffer overflow in ffmpeg.sourceforge.net FFmpeg
Published: November 3, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014110303
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5272)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
libavcodec/iff.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted iff image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access, related to the rgb8 and rgbn formats.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.