CVE-2015-8219 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in FFmpeg via crafted JPEG 2000 data due to missing tile coordinate constraints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8219?
CVE-2015-8219 is a high-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 init_tile function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not enforce minimum-value and maximum-value constraints on tile coordinates, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JPEG 2000 data.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8219?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8219?
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-2015-8219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8219, GHSA-r535-xgmj-mh27.