NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package libav (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBAV-617115
- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed4 Dec 2017
Introduced: 4 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17129 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libav package and not the libav package as distributed by Ubuntu.
The ff_vc1_mc_4mv_chroma4 function in libavcodec/vc1_mc.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.