Unscored severity · published Nov 3, 2014
CVE-2014-5271
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_slice function in libavcodec/proresenc_kostya.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and…
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CVSS
4.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_slice function in libavcodec/proresenc_kostya.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and Libav before 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.7% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
through 1.1.13; 1.1; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3; 1.1.4; +31 more · source: NVD
LI
Libav · Libav
through 10.4; 0.5; 0.5.1; 0.5.2; 0.5.3; 0.5.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5271
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52b81ff4635c077b2bc8b8d3637d933b6629d803
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/111725
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69250
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
www.ffmpeg.org
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
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