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title: "CVE-2015-8216\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8216

Publication date 17 November 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 ljpeg\_decode\_yuv\_scan function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg
before 2.8.2 omits certain width and height checks, which allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or
possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MJPEG data.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8216?format=md#notes)

## 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 | Fixed 7:2.7.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 7:2.5.9-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| 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-2015-8216?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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

code is different in libav, marking as not-affected

### 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=d24888ef19ba38b787b11d1ee091a3d94920c76a> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8216)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8216)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8216)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8216)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8216>