CVE-2019-9717

In Libav 12.3, a denial of service in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because srt_to_ass in libavcodec/srtdec.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.
Configurations

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:52

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References () https://github.com/libav/libav/blob/df744e3cf66548c9167ea857104a29d2ea92819e/libavcodec/srtdec.c#L90 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/libav/libav/blob/df744e3cf66548c9167ea857104a29d2ea92819e/libavcodec/srtdec.c#L90 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lgtm.com/security/ - Third Party Advisory () https://lgtm.com/security/ - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-09-19 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:52


NVD link : CVE-2019-9717

Mitre link : CVE-2019-9717

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-9717


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Products Affected

libav

  • libav
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption