CVE-2015-8217 — 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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HIGH

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

Published Nov 17, 2015

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.41%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.41% 0.02412

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

EPSS probability 0.02412

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	0.70% (0.00703)	70.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.40% (0.00395)	74.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.40% (0.00395)	72.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.40% (0.00395)	69.27th	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-20

Improper Input Validation

References (3)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93f30f825c08477fe8f76be00539e96014cc83c8
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00146.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Link	Providers	Tags
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93f30f825c08477fe8f76be00539e96014cc83c8		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00146.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00009.html		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 17, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Nov 16, 2015

Link CVE-2015-8217

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-8217

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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