CVE-2015-6826: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ff_rv34_decode_init_thread_copy function in libavcodec/rv34.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted (1) RV30 or (2) RV40 RealVideo data.

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 12.04 only
  • Ffmpeg Ffmpeg: up to and including 2.7.1

Published 2015-09-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.