vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2019-14442: libav -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 30, 2019
Added
Sep 3, 2019
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

Description

In mpc8_read_header in libavformat/mpc8.c in Libav 12.3, an input file can result in an avio_seek infinite loop and hang, with 100% CPU consumption. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libav
Title
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