CVE-2014-8542

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    CVE-2014-8542

    Published: 5 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JV data.

    References: http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2534-1, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06, http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=105654e376a736d243aef4a1d121abebce912e6b

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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