CVE-2015-6823

Publication date 6 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The allocate_buffers function in libavcodec/alac.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain context data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) data.

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Status

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 Ignored
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

libav in precise doesn't look vulnerable

ebarretto

as of 2018-09-27, no equivalent fix in libav

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ffmpeg