Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-404970
  • published23 Mar 2018
  • disclosed23 Mar 2018

Introduced: 23 Mar 2018

CVE-2017-18245  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:11.12-1~deb8u9 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.

The mpc8_probe function in libavformat/mpc8.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted audio file.