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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-21596: Classic Buffer Overflow

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-21596: Classic Buffer Overflow

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/16/2021
Created
03/22/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

libde265 v1.0.4 contains a global buffer overflow in the decode_CABAC_bit function, which can be exploited via a crafted a file.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-libde265

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