6.8

CVE-2015-8218: ffmpeg Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8218CGA-6fh2-cr79-xj2rCGA-72q2-3gr9-m79w
Published 17-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8218 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1

Timeline

  1. 17-11-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The decode_uncompressed function in libavcodec/faxcompr.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate uncompressed runs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted CCITT FAX data.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.77% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard4 products
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:2.8.2-1
Ffmpeg1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

References

3 links