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
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBAV-405140
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed9 Nov 2018

Introduced: 9 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19128  (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.

In Libav 12.3, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in decode_frame in libavcodec/lcldec.c that allows an attacker to cause denial-of-service via a crafted avi file.