Stack-based buffer overflow in libde265 - CVE-2020-21601
Published: February 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86317
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21601
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: struktur AG
Affected software:
libde265
libde265
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the put_qpel_fallback() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-21601
Install updates from vendor's website.