The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted video data
Published Sep 6, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
The sws_init_context function in libswscale/utils.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain pixbuf data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted video data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 12.04
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 83.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 81.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00715) | 70.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 78.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 77.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 74.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5d44d5c220e12ca0cb7a4eceb0f74759cb13111 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5d44d5c220e12ca0cb7a4eceb0f74759cb13111 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00010.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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