CVE-2014-7933
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the matroska_read_seek function in libavformat/matroskadec.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.1, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Matroska file that triggers improper maintenance of tracks data.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7:2.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7:2.5.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7:2.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7:2.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7:2.5.1-1 |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=490a3ebf36821b81f73e34ad3f554cb523dd2682
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=427266
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7933
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.