CVE-2014-8542 describes an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in FFmpeg versions prior to 2.4.2, specifically within the libavcodec/utils.c component. This flaw, caused by the omission of a codec ID during alignment enforcement, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts through crafted JV data. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7.17
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7.17
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7.17
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7.17
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in FFmpeg 0.7.17