DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6821

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6821
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6821.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6821
Upstream
Published
2015-09-06T02:59:04Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:52:58.651368Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The ffmpvcommon_init function in libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not properly maintain the encoding context, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted MPEG data.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ffmpeg?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ffmpeg?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ffmpeg?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ffmpeg?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}