CVE-2017-8906

MEDIUM

MulticoreWare x265 <2.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in pixel-a.asm, the x86 assembly code for planeClipAndMax() in MulticoreWare x265 through 2.4, as used by the x265_encoder_encode dependency in libbpg and other products. A small picture can cause an integer underflow, which leads to a Denial of Service in the process of encoding.

References (1)

[Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/issues/345/integer-underflow-in-x265-source-common

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0027

EPSS Percentile 49.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-191

Status published

Products (2)

multicorewareinc/x265_high_efficiency_video_coding < 2.4

n/a/n/a

Published May 11, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026