Input validation error in libde265 - CVE-2022-43238
Published: February 27, 2024 / Updated: February 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86830
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43238
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the ff_hevc_put_hevc_qpel_h_3_v_3_sse() function in sse-motion.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted video input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
libde265
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43238
Install updates from vendor's website.
libde265 - update to 1.0.9
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.2, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.2, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1