Out-of-Bounds Affecting libav package, versions <6:11.12-1~deb8u8
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-405124
- published18 Jan 2018
- disclosed18 Jan 2018
Introduced: 18 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-5766 (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.
In Libav through 12.2, there is an invalid memcpy in the av_packet_ref function of libavcodec/avpacket.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted avi file.