Input validation error in Libav - CVE-2014-3984

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Input validation error in Libav - CVE-2014-3984

Published: June 6, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41571
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3984
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Libav before 0.8.12 allow remote attackers to have unknown impact and vectors.


Affected software

Libav
Ubuntu
libavcodec53 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat53 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2014-3984

Install update from vendor's website.

libavcodec53 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 6:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
libavformat53 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, 6:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

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