CVE-2014-8541 in FFmpeg
Summary
libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 considers only dimension differences, and not bits-per-pixel differences, when determining whether an image size has changed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MJPEG data.
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Reservation
10/30/2014
Disclosure
11/05/2014
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68316 | FFmpeg MJPEG Data memory corruption | 119 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2014-8541 |