CVE-2019-14442

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-14442
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-07-30 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-03-03 02:49:00 UTC
DescriptionIn mpc8_read_header in libavformat/mpc8.c in Libav 12.3, an input file can result in an avio_seek infinite loop and hang, with 100% CPU consumption. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Libav Libav 12.3 All All All
Application Libav Libav 12.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1159 – hang and CPU 100% in infinite loop (libavformat/mpc8.c) MISC bugzilla.libav.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1907-1] libav security update MLIST lists.debian.org
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