Use-after-free in libde265 - CVE-2021-36408

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Use-after-free in libde265 - CVE-2021-36408

Published: February 14, 2024 / Updated: February 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86491
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-36408
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libde265
Software vendor:
struktur AG

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in intrapred.h when decoding file using dec265. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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