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Ubuntu: USN-2944-1 (CVE-2015-5479): Libav vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-2944-1 (CVE-2015-5479): Libav vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/04/2016
Modified
11/08/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libavcodec53
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libavformat53

References

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