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CVE-2014-5271
Published:November 03, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encode_slice function in libavcodec/proresenc_kostya.c in FFMpeg before 1.1.14, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, 2.x before 2.2.7, and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and Libav before 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Related Resources (5)
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69250
http://www.osvdb.org/111725
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52b81ff4635c077b2bc8b8d3637d933b6629d803
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
17.18