CVE-2014-5271 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow in FFmpeg's ProRes encoder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-5271?
CVE-2014-5271 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 3 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_slice function in libavcodec/proresenc_kostya.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and Libav before 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5271?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Libav Libav.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5271?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-5271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmmw-8mm8-4p5g, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5271.