Stack-based buffer overflow in libde265 - CVE-2021-36410
Published: February 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86839
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-2021-36410
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 a boundary error within the put_epel_hv_fallback() function in fallback-motion.cc. 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.
Affected software
libde265
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36410
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