Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in FFmpeg's destroy_buffers Function

CVE-2015-6822 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The destroy_buffers function in libavcodec/sanm.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not properly maintain height and width values in the video context, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted LucasArts Smush video data.

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