Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libav package, versions [,11.8]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.23% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBAV-2367768
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed1 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-9821  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libav.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Integer overflow in libavcodec/mpegvideo_parser.c in libav 11.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

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CVSS Base Scores

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