# CVE-2014-2099: The msrle\_decode\_frame function in libavcodec/msrle.c in FFmpeg before 2.1.4 does not properly calculate line sizes, which allows remote att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The msrle_decode_frame function in libavcodec/msrle.c in FFmpeg before 2.1.4 does not properly calculate line sizes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted Microsoft RLE video data.

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## References

- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c919e1ca2ecfc47d796382973ba0e48b8f6f92a2

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