Heap-based buffer overflow in Libav - CVE-2018-18827
Published: November 1, 2018 / Updated: November 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15676
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18827
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Libav
Affected software:
Libav
Libav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the ff_vc1_pred_dc function in vc1_block.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted aac file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18827
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