CVE-2014-8547

Publication date 5 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

libavcodec/gifdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 does not properly compute image heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted GIF data.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ffmpeg 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
libav 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
mplayer 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Not in release
15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ffmpeg
libav

References

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