CVE-2015-8661

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    CVE-2015-8661

    Published: 24 Dec 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the number of slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.

    References: http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ea4d2f438c9a7eba37980c9a87be4b34943e4d5, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00004.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034539, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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