Description
In Libav 12.3, a denial of service in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because srt_to_ass in libavcodec/srtdec.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/libav/libav/blob/df744e3cf66548c9167ea857104a29d2ea92819e/libavcodec/srtdec.c#L90
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lgtm.com/security/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
49.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (1)
libav/libav
< 12.3
Published
Sep 19, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026