# CVE-2015-3417: Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff\_h264\_free\_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ff_h264_free_tables function in libavcodec/h264.c in FFmpeg before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted H.264 data in an MP4 file, as demonstrated by an HTML VIDEO element that references H.264 data.

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## References

- https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=Changelog%3Bhb=refs/tags/v11.4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032198
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3288
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74385
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e8714f6f93d1a32f4e4655209960afcf4c185214
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31

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