Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU35885

Out-of-bounds read in Libav - CVE-2017-5984

Published: May 22, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35885

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5984

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Libav

Affected software:
Libav

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.