Improper Input Validation Affecting libav package, versions <6:0.8.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.27% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-405081
  • published8 Feb 2018
  • disclosed8 Feb 2018

Introduced: 8 Feb 2018

CVE-2012-5360  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:0.8.5-1 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.

Libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QT file.