Input validation error in libde265 - CVE-2022-43241

 

Input validation error in libde265 - CVE-2022-43241

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86831
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-2022-43241
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_v_3_8_sse() function in sse-motion.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted video file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

libde265
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2022-43241

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

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