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title: "CVE-2014-3984\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-3984

Publication date 6 June 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Libav before 0.8.12 allow remote
attackers to have unknown impact and vectors.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3984?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libav | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 6:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This CVE is for the 0.8.x issues only

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3984)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3984)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3984)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3984)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2244-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2244-1)
+ Libav vulnerability
+ 11 June 2014

### Other references

* <http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2947>
* <http://libav.org/news.html>
* <http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blob;f=Changelog;hb=refs/tags/v0.8.12>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3984>