CVE-2017-11684 Affecting libav package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBAV-339603
  • published27 Jul 2017
  • disclosed27 Jul 2017

Introduced: 27 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11684  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 libav.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libav package and not the libav package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an illegal address access in the build_table function in libavcodec/bitstream.c of Libav 12.1 that will lead to remote denial of service via crafted input.