CVE-2014-9316 — The mjpeg_decode_app function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.1.6, 2.2.x through 2.3.x, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 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

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HIGH

The mjpeg_decode_app function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.1.6, 2.2.x through 2.3.x, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 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

Published Dec 9, 2014

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.55%

Description

The mjpeg_decode_app function in libavcodec/mjpegdec.c in FFMpeg before 2.1.6, 2.2.x through 2.3.x, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 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.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.55% 0.01552

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01552

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.55% (0.01552)	74.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.55% (0.01552)	71.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.52% (0.00519)	64.80th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.59% (0.00588)	78.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 23, 2024	0.59% (0.00588)	77.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.41% (0.00414)	73.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.41% (0.00414)	70.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (3)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0eecf40935b22644e6cd74c586057237ecfd6844
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Link	Providers	Tags
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0eecf40935b22644e6cd74c586057237ecfd6844		x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html		x_refsource_CONFIRM

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 9, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Dec 7, 2014

Link CVE-2014-9316

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-9316

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-9316