libass 0.15.x before 0.15.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in decode_chars (called from decode_font and process_text) because the wrong integer data type is used for subtraction.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libass | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/libass. | Aug 11, 2022 | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libass9Upgrade libass-develUpgrade libass9-32bit | Aug 21, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 |
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