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CVE-2015-6824
The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted video data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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References (5)
- USN-2944-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1033483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181221 [SECURITY] [DLA 1611-2] libav security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5d44d5c220e12ca0cb7a4eceb0f74759cb13111 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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