Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-6761
CVE-2015-6761
Description
The update_dimensions function in libavcodec/vp8.c in FFmpeg through 2.8.1, as used in Google Chrome before 46.0.2490.71 and other products, relies on a coefficient-partition count during multi-threaded operation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (race condition and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted WebM file.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/10/stable-channel-update.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1912.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3376nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77073nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033816nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2770-2nvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- codereview.chromium.org/1376913003nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09nvd
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