CVE-2015-5479
N/A
Published: April 19, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLeapLibavUbuntu
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelogQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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