Debian: CVE-2018-5766: libav -- security update
7
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
01/18/2018
09/04/2019
09/03/2019
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
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