Vulnerability CVE-2018-5766
Published: 2018-01-18

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Libav -> Libav 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102793
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html
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