NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-405093
  • published4 Dec 2017
  • disclosed4 Dec 2017

Introduced: 4 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17127  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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 vc1_decode_frame function in libavcodec/vc1dec.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.