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Debian: CVE-2018-5766: libav -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-5766: libav -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/18/2018
Created
09/04/2019
Added
09/03/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

In Libav through 12.2, there is an invalid memcpy in the av_packet_ref function of libavcodec/avpacket.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted avi file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libav

References

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