Description
The ff_h263_decode_mba function in libavcodec/ituh263dec.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a file with crafted dimensions.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75932
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0133
EPSS Percentile
80.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (3)
libav/libav
< 11.4
opensuse/leap
42.1
ubuntu/ubuntu
12.04
Published
Apr 19, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026