high
7.5
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-8544: Input Validation

First published: Wed Nov 05 2014(Updated: )

libavcodec/tiff.c in FFmpeg before 2.4.2 does not properly validate bits-per-pixel fields, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted TIFF data.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FFmpeg<=2.4.1
FFmpeg=0.3
FFmpeg=0.3.1
FFmpeg=0.3.2
FFmpeg=0.3.3
FFmpeg=0.3.4
FFmpeg=0.4.0
FFmpeg=0.4.2
FFmpeg=0.4.3
FFmpeg=0.4.4
FFmpeg=0.4.5
FFmpeg=0.4.6
FFmpeg=0.4.7
FFmpeg=0.4.8
FFmpeg=0.4.9-pre1
FFmpeg=0.5
FFmpeg=0.5.1
FFmpeg=0.5.2
FFmpeg=0.5.3
FFmpeg=0.5.4
FFmpeg=0.5.4.5
FFmpeg=0.5.4.6
FFmpeg=0.5.5
FFmpeg=0.6
FFmpeg=0.6.1
FFmpeg=0.6.2
FFmpeg=0.6.3
FFmpeg=0.7
FFmpeg=0.7.1
FFmpeg=0.7.2
FFmpeg=0.7.3
FFmpeg=0.7.4
FFmpeg=0.7.5
FFmpeg=0.7.6
FFmpeg=0.7.7
FFmpeg=0.7.8
FFmpeg=0.7.9
FFmpeg=0.7.11
FFmpeg=0.7.12
FFmpeg=0.8.0
FFmpeg=0.8.1
FFmpeg=0.8.2
FFmpeg=0.8.5
FFmpeg=0.8.5.3
FFmpeg=0.8.5.4
FFmpeg=0.8.6
FFmpeg=0.8.7
FFmpeg=0.8.8
FFmpeg=0.8.10
FFmpeg=0.8.11
FFmpeg=0.9
FFmpeg=0.9.1
FFmpeg=0.10
FFmpeg=0.10.3
FFmpeg=0.10.4
FFmpeg=0.11
FFmpeg=0.11.1
FFmpeg=0.11.2
FFmpeg=0.11.3
FFmpeg=0.11.4
FFmpeg=1.0
FFmpeg=1.0.1
FFmpeg=1.0.2
FFmpeg=1.0.3
FFmpeg=1.0.4
FFmpeg=1.1
FFmpeg=1.1.1
FFmpeg=1.1.2
FFmpeg=1.1.3
FFmpeg=1.1.4
FFmpeg=1.1.5
FFmpeg=1.1.6
FFmpeg=1.1.7
FFmpeg=1.1.8
FFmpeg=1.1.9
FFmpeg=1.1.10
FFmpeg=1.1.11
FFmpeg=1.1.12
FFmpeg=1.1.13
FFmpeg=1.2
FFmpeg=1.2.1
FFmpeg=1.2.3
FFmpeg=1.2.4
FFmpeg=1.2.5
FFmpeg=1.2.6
FFmpeg=1.2.7
FFmpeg=2.0
FFmpeg=2.0.1
FFmpeg=2.0.2
FFmpeg=2.0.3
FFmpeg=2.0.4
FFmpeg=2.0.5
FFmpeg=2.1
FFmpeg=2.1.1
FFmpeg=2.1.2
FFmpeg=2.1.3
FFmpeg=2.1.4
FFmpeg=2.1.5
FFmpeg=2.2
FFmpeg=2.2.4
FFmpeg=2.3
FFmpeg=2.3.2
FFmpeg=2.3.3
FFmpeg=2.3.4
FFmpeg=2.4
Ubuntu Linux=12.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-8544?

    CVE-2014-8544 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to out-of-bounds access in FFmpeg.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-8544?

    To fix CVE-2014-8544, upgrade FFmpeg to version 2.4.2 or later.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-8544?

    CVE-2014-8544 can be exploited by remote attackers using specially crafted TIFF files to cause crashes or further attacks.

  • Which versions of FFmpeg are affected by CVE-2014-8544?

    FFmpeg versions prior to 2.4.2, including versions 0.3 through 2.4.1, are vulnerable to CVE-2014-8544.

  • What components of FFmpeg are implicated in CVE-2014-8544?

    The vulnerability in CVE-2014-8544 is related to the libavcodec component, specifically the TIFF handling in tiff.c.

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