Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.9-1~deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-404903
  • published1 Mar 2017
  • disclosed1 Mar 2017

Introduced: 1 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-9822  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:11.9-1~deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libav package and not the libav package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c in libav 11.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.