CVE-2015-3417
Publication date 24 April 2015
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that references H.264 data.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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| ffmpeg | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| libav | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
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