CVE-2015-3395 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger out-of-bounds memory access via crafted images, potentially leading to code execution or crashes in applications using Libav or FFmpeg.
- 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-2015-3395?
CVE-2015-3395 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Jun 2015. 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
The msrle_decode_pal4 function in msrledec.c in Libav before 10.7 and 11.x before 11.4 and FFmpeg before 2.0.7, 2.2.x before 2.2.15, 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, related to a pixel pointer, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3395?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Libav Libav.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3395?
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-2015-3395 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3395 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3395, GHSA-h626-6f8j-9rc9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3395.