DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6823

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6823

    Published: 6 Sept 2015Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-6823

    Summary:

    Details: The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) data.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6823

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ffmpeg

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7:2.7.2-1

    Affected versions

    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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