Out-of-Bounds Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-405121
  • published28 Jun 2017
  • disclosed28 Jun 2017

Introduced: 28 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9987  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libav to version 6:11.12-1~deb8u8 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.

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1. A crafted input can lead to a remote denial of service attack.