CVE-2014-9676

medium

Description

The seg_write_packet function in libavformat/segment.c in ffmpeg 2.1.4 and earlier does not free the correct memory location, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("invalid memory handler") and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted video that triggers a use after free.

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/38

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2015-02-28

Updated: 2016-11-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM