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CVE-2015-5479 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/ CVEIssue Tracking
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b CVE
https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75932 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ubuntu ubuntu
12.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
libav libav
<= 11.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse leap
42.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5479
NVD Published Date:
Apr 19, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5479 Details - Not Deferred