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title: "CVE-2014-8542\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8542

Publication date 5 November 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

libavcodec/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 omits a certain codec ID during
enforcement of alignment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact
via crafted JV data.

## 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 |
| 14.10 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 |

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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-2014-8542?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=commit;h=105654e376a736d243aef4a1d121abebce912e6b> |
| libav | * Upstream:   <https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=88626e5af8d006e67189bf10b96b982502a7e8ad> * Upstream:   <https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=954aafaa961c32c655ad38fb622e8cbe249ebd5a> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8542)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8542)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8542)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8542)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2534-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2534-1)
+ Libav vulnerabilities
+ 17 March 2015

### Other references

* <http://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8542>