CVE-2015-8218

FFmpeg < 2.8.2 - Denial of Service via Crafted CCITT FAX Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The decode_uncompressed function in libavcodec/faxcompr.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate uncompressed runs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted CCITT FAX data.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
ffmpeg/ffmpeg < 2.8.1
Published Nov 17, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026