CVE-2015-5479

NameCVE-2015-5479
DescriptionThe ff_h263_decode_mba function in libavcodec/ituh263dec.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a file with crafted dimensions.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-644-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ffmpeg (PTS)buster7:4.1.9-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)7:4.1.11-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye7:4.3.6-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)7:5.1.4-0+deb12u1fixed
trixie7:6.1.1-1fixed
sid7:6.1.1-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ffmpegsourcesqueeze(unfixed)end-of-life
ffmpegsource(unstable)(not affected)
libavsourcewheezy6:0.8.18-0+deb7u1DLA-644-1
libavsourcejessie6:11.6-1~deb8u1
libavsource(unstable)(unfixed)low

Notes

- ffmpeg <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[squeeze] - ffmpeg <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
[wheezy] - libav <no-dsa> (Minor issue, can be fixed along in a future DSA)
Patch in libav: https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commit;h=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b
Fixed in libav 11.5

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