NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libav package, versions [,11.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBAV-2367766
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Oct 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7424  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libav to version 11.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference. The put_no_rnd_pixels8_xy2_mmx function in x86/rnd_template.c in libav 11.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted MP3 file.

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