CVE-2014-8542: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8542 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.