VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8217

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-11-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) data.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references