Out-of-bounds array access vulnerability in FFmpeg HEVC parsing function

CVE-2015-8217 · HIGH Severity

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

The ff_hevc_parse_sps function in libavcodec/hevc_ps.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.2 does not validate the Chroma Format Indicator, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) data.

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