FFmpeg decode_uncompressed Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8218)

FFmpeg decode_uncompressed Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8218)
FFmpeg decode_uncompressed Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8218)

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Affected Systems:

FFmpeg <2.8.2

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-8218

FFmpeg is a free software that allows you to perform video, transfer, and stream functions in multiple formats of audio and video.

Versions earlier than FFmpeg 2.8.2, libavcodec/faxcompr. c's function decode_uncompressed does not verify the execution of unzipped programs. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) by constructing ccitt fax data ).

<* Source: Michael Niedermayer
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

FFmpeg
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://ffmpeg.org/security.html

Refer:
Http://git.videolan.org /? P = ffmpeg. git; a = commit; h = d4a731b84a08f0f3839eaaaf82e97d8d9c67da46

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