CVE-2014-9602
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions...
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9602- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9415 No score
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9415- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxcm-7gq2-2562 No score
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions...
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
GHSA-hxcm-7gq2-2562- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9602 No score
libavcodec/xface.h in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 establishes certain digits and words array dimensions that do not satisfy a required mathematical relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted X-Face image data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9602 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ffmpeg, published January 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.5.1-1.
References
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93a5a16f136d095d23610f57bdad10ba88120fba
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9602
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxcm-7gq2-2562
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9602