CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-5271

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the encode_slice function in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and in Libav before 10.5. Remote attackers can cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to service crashes or allow remote code execution by attackers, posing a significant security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update FFMpeg to version 1.1.14 or later, 1.2.x to 1.2.8 or later, 2.x to 2.2.7 or later, 2.3.x to 2.3.3 or later, and Libav to version 10.5 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_slice function in libavcodec/proresenc_kostya.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and Libav before 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS