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title: "CVE-2015-3417\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-3417

Publication date 24 April 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

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## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff\_h264\_free\_tables function in
libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted
H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that
references H.264 data.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain media
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or other unspecified impact.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3417?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ffmpeg | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 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 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 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 |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 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-2015-3417?format=md#patch-details)

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## Notes

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

doesn't appear to affected libav in precise

### 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:   [e8714f6](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e8714f6f93d1a32f4e4655209960afcf4c185214) |
| libav | * Upstream:   <https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=3b69f245dbe6e2016659a45c4bfe284f6c5ac57e> * Upstream:   <https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=964fef3f3ced60e67831549df223bc177e1537c9> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3417)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3417)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3417)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3417)

### Other references

* <http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3417>