| Name | CVE-2015-6821 |
| Description | The ff_mpv_common_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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1611-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg (PTS) | bullseye | 7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 7:4.3.9-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid, trixie | 7:7.1.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| ffmpeg | source | (unstable) | 7:2.7.2-1 | |||
| libav | source | jessie | 6:11.12-1~deb8u2 | DLA-1611-1 | ||
| libav | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
[squeeze] - ffmpeg <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
https://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commitdiff;h=b160fc290cf49b516c5b6ee0730fd9da7fc623b1