CVE-2015-8218 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted CCITT FAX data due to missing validation in FFmpeg's faxcompr.c.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8218?
CVE-2015-8218 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 17 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The decode_uncompressed function in libavcodec/faxcompr.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate uncompressed runs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted CCITT FAX data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8218?
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-2015-8218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8218, GHSA-h9g7-2mx6-j576.