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CVE-2015-6823

 

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad en la función allocate_buffers en libavcodec/alac.c en FFmpeg en versiones anteriores a 2.7.2, no inicializa ciertos datos de contexto, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (violación de segmentación) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de datos Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) manipulados.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-09-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-09-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ffmpeg
Search vendor "Ffmpeg"
Ffmpeg
Search vendor "Ffmpeg" for product "Ffmpeg"
<= 2.7.1
Search vendor "Ffmpeg" for product "Ffmpeg" and version " <= 2.7.1"
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Affected