CVE-2015-6818
FFmpeg PNG Decode Header Chunk Uniqueness Vulnerability
Description
The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not enforce uniqueness of the IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image with two or more of these chunks.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 6, 2015, 2:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:27 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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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 MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47f4e2d8960ca756ca153ab8e3e93d80449b8c91 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=47f4e2d8960ca756ca153ab8e3e93d80449b8c91 -
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. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://ffmpeg.org/security.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Translation jjalvarez memilova -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not enforce uniqueness of the IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image with two or more or these chunks. The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not enforce uniqueness of the IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image with two or more of these chunks. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-17 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6818
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.38 }} 0.00%
score
0.68870
percentile