CVE-2018-5766

HIGH

Libav < 12.2 - Denial of Service via Crafted AVI File in av_packet_ref

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102793
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0247
EPSS Percentile 82.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
libav/libav < 12.2
Published Jan 18, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026