CVE-2015-5479

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5479
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-19 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libav Libav All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Ubuntu 12.04 All lts All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libav.org Vendor Advisory
Libav 'ituh263dec.c' Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
git.libav.org Git - libav.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.libav.org
libav: divide-by-zero in ff_h263_decode_mba() | agostino's blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.gentoo.org Issue Tracking
openSUSE-SU-2016:1685-1: moderate: Security update for libav af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2944-1: Libav vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
git.libav.org Git - libav.git/commitdiff MITRE git.libav.org
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