8.3
HIGH
CVE-2015-8661
FFmpeg H.264 Denial of Service Out-of-Bounds Array Access
Description

The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the number of slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 24, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8661 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
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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=4ea4d2f438c9a7eba37980c9a87be4b34943e4d5 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=4ea4d2f438c9a7eba37980c9a87be4b34943e4d5
  • 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. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034539 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.00%

score

0.63491

percentile

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