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Debian: CVE-2018-19130: libav -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-19130: libav -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/09/2018
Created
12/11/2019
Added
12/09/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

** DISPUTED ** In Libav 12.3, there is an invalid memory access in vc1_decode_frame in libavcodec/vc1dec.c that allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted aac file. NOTE: This may be a duplicate of CVE-2017-17127.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libav

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