VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8542

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-11-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JV data.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references