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CVE-2014-8542

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FfmpegFfmpeg
through 2.4.1
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Version 12.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

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