Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-1872

Description

The ff_mjpeg_decode_sof function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.4 does not validate the number of components in a JPEG-LS Start Of Frame segment, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Motion JPEG data.

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Affected products

FFmpeg/Ffmpeg2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.4
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/72644nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1nvdThird Party Advisory
git.videolan.orgnvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033078nvd
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.htmlnvd

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