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FFmpeg: CVE-2014-7933: Unspecified Security Vulnerability

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FFmpeg: CVE-2014-7933: Unspecified Security Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/22/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/29/2017
Modified
09/29/2017

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the matroska_read_seek function in libavformat/matroskadec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.1, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Matroska file that triggers improper maintenance of tracks data.

Solution(s)

  • ffmpeg-upgrade-2_5_1

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