8.8CVSSHIGH
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in the subtitle decoder in Libav 12.3 allows attackers to corrupt the stack via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because srt_to_ass in libavcodec/srtdec.c misuses snprintf. NOTE: Third parties dispute that this is a vulnerability because “no evidence of a vulnerability is provided” and only “a generic warning from a static code analysis” is provided
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
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2 techniques Initial Access
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References
https://github.com/libav/libav/blob/df744e3cf66548c9167ea857104a29d2ea92819e/libavcodec/srtdec.c#L113
github.com
https://github.com/libav/libav/commits/master/libavcodec/srtdec.c
github.com
https://lgtm.com/projects/g/libav/libav/snapshot/f5f553ca3bdca0c97dd08bbf002f0d8cb193788b/files/libavcodec/srtdec.c?sort=name&dir=ASC&mode=heatmap#xeec693aa6d85853b:1
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Timeline
Published
Sep 19, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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