Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-404964
  • published31 Aug 2017
  • disclosed31 Aug 2017

Introduced: 31 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-14058  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:11.12-1~deb8u6 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.

In FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.3, the read_data function in libavformat/hls.c does not restrict reload attempts for an insufficient list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).