Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-8542 (CCN-99075)

Assigned:2014-10-30
Published:2014-10-30
Updated:2019-03-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-8542

Source: CCN
Type: FFmpeg GIT Repository
avcodec/utils: Add case for jv to avcodec_align_dimensions2()

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=105654e376a736d243aef4a1d121abebce912e6b

Source: CCN
Type: FFmpeg Web site
FFmpeg Security

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

Source: CCN
Type: BID-70881
FFmpeg and Libav CVE-2014-8542 Out of Bounds Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-2534-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ffmpeg-cve20148542-dos(99075)

Source: MLIST
Type: Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20190206 [SECURITY] [DLA 1654-1] libav security update

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201603-06

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.4.1)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20148542000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20148542000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20148542000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201485420000000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20148542000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201485420000000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20148542000
    V
    		CVE-2014-8542 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2014-11-05
    BACK
    ffmpeg ffmpeg *
    canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
    debian debian linux 8.0
    ffmpeg ffmpeg 2.3.3