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CVE-2015-8217

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indica

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) data.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00519
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ffmpeg<= 2.8.1
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD17 Nov 2015 · 01:59 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10243-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00146.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
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