CVE-2014-9603
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the...
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9603- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9603- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9416 No score
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9416- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjwf-x6xw-g8pf No score
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the...
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
GHSA-xjwf-x6xw-g8pf- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
CVE-2014-9603- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9603 No score
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.5.2 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9603- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0233 No score
Updated avidemux packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated avidemux packages fix security vulnerabilities:
The mjpeg_decode_app function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFMpeg before 1.2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access) and possibly have other unspecified impact via vectors related to LJIF tags in an MJPEG file (CVE-2014-9316).
The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFMpeg before 1.2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access) and possibly have other unspecified impact via an IDAT before an IHDR in a PNG file (CVE-2014-9317).
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 1.2.11 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data (CVE-2014-9603).
libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg before 1.2.11 does not check for a zero value of a slice height, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Ut Video data, related to the restore_median and restore_median_il functions (CVE-2014-9604).
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address in mjpegdec.c of FFmpeg, in order to trigger a denial of service (CVE-2015-1872).
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 1.2.11 allows remote attackers to 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 (CVE-2015-3417).
Avidemux is built with a bundled set of FFmpeg libraries. The bundled FFmpeg version has been updated from 1.2.10 to 1.2.12 to fix these security issues and other bugs fixed upstream in FFmpeg.
- Record
MGASA-2015-0233- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0245 No score
Updated ffmpeg package fixes security vulnerability
The mjpeg_decode_app function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access) and possibly have other unspecified impact via vectors related to LJIF tags in an MJPEG file (CVE-2014-9316).
The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access) and possibly have other unspecified impact via an IDAT before an IHDR in a PNG file (CVE-2014-9317).
The raw_decode function in libavcodec/rawdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted .cine file that triggers the avpicture_get_size function to return a negative frame size (CVE-2014-9318).
The vmd_decode function in libavcodec/vmdvideo.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.7 does not validate the relationship between a certain length value and the frame width, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Sierra VMD video data (CVE-2014-9603).
libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.7 does not check for a zero value of a slice height, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Ut Video data, related to the restore_median and restore_median_il functions (CVE-2014-9604).
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address in mjpegdec.c of FFmpeg, in order to trigger a denial of service (CVE-2015-1872).
The msrle_decode_pal4 function in libavcodec/msrledec.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.7 has an out-of-bounds array access that may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP file (CVE-2015-3395).
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to 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 (CVE-2015-3417).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0245- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegDebian:12 |
before 7:2.5.1-1 | 7:2.5.1-1 |
ffmpegDebian:13 |
before 7:2.5.1-1 | 7:2.5.1-1 |
ffmpegDebian:14 |
before 7:2.5.1-1 | 7:2.5.1-1 |
avidemuxMageia:4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 2.6.6-2.3.mga4 | 2.6.6-2.3.mga4 |
avidemuxMageia:4 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 2.6.6-2.3.mga4.tainted | 2.6.6-2.3.mga4.tainted |
ffmpegMageia:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 2.0.7-1.mga4 | 2.0.7-1.mga4 |
ffmpegMageia:4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 2.0.7-1.mga4.tainted | 2.0.7-1.mga4.tainted |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2014-9603 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 1.97%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.5.1-1.
References
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3030fb7e0d41836f8add6399e9a7c7b740b48bfd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9603
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=3030fb7e0d41836f8add6399e9a7c7b740b48bfd
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjwf-x6xw-g8pf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9603
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advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0233.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15965
vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FFmpeg-unreachable-memory-reading-via-mjpegdec-c-16213
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git;a=log;h=n1.2.12
ffmpeg.org/olddownload.html
ffmpeg.org/security.html
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0245.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15502
git.videolan.org?p=ffmpeg.git;a=log;h=n2.0.7