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title: "CVE-2015-8217\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8217

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 ff\_hevc\_parse\_sps function in libavcodec/hevc\_ps.c in FFmpeg before
2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or
possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video
Coding (HEVC) 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 | Fixed 7:2.7.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| 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 | 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-2015-8217?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=93f30f825c08477fe8f76be00539e96014cc83c8> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8217)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8217)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8217)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8217)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8217>