Unscored severity · published Apr 24, 2015
CVE-2015-3417
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have…
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that references H.264 data.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
through 2.3.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3417
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3417
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3288
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74385
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032198
git.libav.org
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v11.4
Patch
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e8714f6f93d1a32f4e4655209960afcf4c185214
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