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CVE-2019-17542

FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
14 Oct 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
2.8.16, 3.2.15, 3.4.7, 4.0.5, 4.1.5
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
FFmpegServers and applications · cpe:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg
  • Every version before 2.8.16
  • From 3.2 before 3.2.15
  • From 3.4 before 3.4.7
  • From 4.0 before 4.0.5
  • From 4.1 before 4.1.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17542
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17542