CVE-2015-6761
FFmpeg VP8 Update Dimensions Denial of Service
Description
The update_dimensions function in libavcodec/vp8.c in FFmpeg through 2.8.1, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71 and other products, relies on a coefficient-partition count during multi-threaded operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dabea74d0e82ea80cd344f630497cafcb3ef872c Added Reference http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77073 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2 Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447860 Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=532967 Added Reference https://codereview.chromium.org/1376913003 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/1376913003 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=532967 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447860 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77073 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dabea74d0e82ea80cd344f630497cafcb3ef872c [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=532967 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=447860 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=dabea74d0e82ea80cd344f630497cafcb3ef872c Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/1376913003 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77073 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77073 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:45.0.2454.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.html Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-362 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
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1.15 }} 0.02%
score
0.76650
percentile