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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-6821

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.

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Affected products

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  • FFmpeg/Ffmpeginferred3 versions
    <2.7.2+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: <2.7.2
    • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7.1
    • (no CPE)range: <2.7.2

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