NULL pointer dereference in libde265 - CVE-2023-24757
Published: February 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86883
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-2023-24757
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference error within the put_unweighted_pred_16_fallback() function in fallback-motion.cc. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted video file.
Affected software
libde265
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24757
Install update from vendor's website.
libde265 - update to 1.0.11
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.3, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.2
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.3, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.2