Out-of-Bounds Affecting libav package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBAV-405079
  • published13 Nov 2017
  • disclosed13 Nov 2017

Introduced: 13 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16803  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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.

In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bitstream.c:build_table() out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Smacker stream.