NULL pointer dereference in libde265 - CVE-2023-27102
Published: May 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89318
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27102
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 decoder_context::process_slice_segment_header() function in decctx.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
libde265
SmartFabric Storage Software
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
SmartFabric Storage Software
Ubuntu
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-27102
Install updates from vendor's website.
libde265 - update to 1.0.12
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3, 1.0.12-2ubuntu0.1
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
libde265-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4, 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3, 1.0.12-2ubuntu0.1