SB2015042404 - Input validation error in Debian Linux
Published: April 24, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015042404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3417)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that references H.264 data.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3288
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74385
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032198
- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blob;f=Changelog;hb=refs/tags/v11.4
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e8714f6f93d1a32f4e4655209960afcf4c185214
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08