CVE-2015-6823
Published: 6 September 2015
The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) data.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | libav in precise doesn't look vulnerable |
| ebarretto | as of 2018-09-27, no equivalent fix in libav |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ffmpeg Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.3-1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.3-1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.5.9-0ubuntu0.15.04.1)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.7.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.3-1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.3-1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(7:2.8.3-1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=f7068bf277a37479aecde2832208d820682b35e6 |
||
|
libav Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|