CVE-2014-5272 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger out-of-bounds array access in FFmpeg via crafted IFF images, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- 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-2014-5272?
CVE-2014-5272 is a medium-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
libavcodec/iff.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted iff image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access, related to the rgb8 and rgbn formats.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5272?
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-2014-5272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5272, GHSA-498p-f88v-m654.