CVE-2015-8661
8.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
The h264_slice_header_init function in libavcodec/h264_slice.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.3 does not validate the relationship between the number of threads and the number of slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data.
How to fix CVE-2015-8661
To remediate CVE-2015-8661, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7:2.8.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8661 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 7:2.8.3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |