CVE-2015-3417

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that references H.264 data.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.02% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory github.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v11.4
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032198	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3288	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74385	vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e8714f6f93d1a32f4e4655209960afcf4c185214	patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3417?: CVE-2015-3417 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3417?: To fix CVE-2015-3417, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3417 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-3417 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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