CVE-2015-8363 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in FFmpeg by providing a crafted JPEG 2000 image with duplicate SIZ markers.
- 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-2015-8363?
CVE-2015-8363 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 26 Nov 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 jpeg2000_read_main_headers function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.6.5, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 2.8.x through 2.8.2 does not enforce uniqueness of the SIZ marker in a JPEG 2000 image, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap-memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image with two or more of these markers.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8363?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8363?
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-2015-8363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8363, GHSA-vwvh-8cf7-fc96.