CVE-2015-6821 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in FFmpeg versions prior to 2.7.2, specifically within the ff_mpv_common_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an invalid pointer access and potentially other impacts by providing specially crafted MPEG data. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.