FFmpeg and Libav 'libavcodec/tiff.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:70880

Info

FFmpeg and Libav 'libavcodec/tiff.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70880
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8544
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 03 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2016 09:43PM
Credit: Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Libav Libav 0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FFmpeg and Libav 'libavcodec/tiff.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

FFmpeg and Libav are prone to denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the application using the affected library to crash, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible, but has not been confirmed.

Solution / Fix

FFmpeg and Libav 'libavcodec/tiff.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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