Description
libavcodec/gifdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 does not properly compute image heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted GIF data.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f1457864be8fb9653643519dea1c6492f1dde57
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2534-1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
Scores
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
73.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (50)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.3.1
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.3.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.3.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.3.4
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.4.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.4.2
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.4.3
ffmpeg/ffmpeg
0.4.4
... and 40 more
Published
Nov 05, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026