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title: "CVE-2014-9603\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-9603

Publication date 16 January 2015

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

The vmd\_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2
does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the
frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via
crafted Sierra VMD video data.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | 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 |

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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-2014-9603?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=3030fb7e0d41836f8add6399e9a7c7b740b48bfd> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9603)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9603)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9603)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9603)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9603>