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title: "CVE-2014-4610\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-4610

Publication date 14 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4610?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Integer overflow in the get\_len function in libavutil/lzo.c in FFmpeg
before 0.10.14, 1.1.x before 1.1.12, 1.2.x before 1.2.7, 2.0.x before
2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.5, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers
to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Literal Run.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 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 | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4610?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=d6af26c55c1ea30f85a7d9edbc373f53be1743ee> * Upstream:   <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=cf2b7c01f81c1fb3283a1390c0ca9a2f81f4f4a8> |
| libav | * Upstream:   <https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=ccda51b14c0fcae2fad73a24872dce75a7964996> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4610)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4610)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-4610)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4610)

### Other references

* <http://www.securitymouse.com/lms-2014-06-16-4/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4610>