Description
libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JV data.
Published: 2014-11-05
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1654-1 libav security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8379 libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JV data.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2534-1 Libav vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.518Z

Reserved: 2014-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8542

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-05T11:55:07.887

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-8542

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