CVE-2020-18778

Published: 23 August 2021

In Libav 12.3, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in vc1_decode_p_mb_intfi in vc1_block.c that allows an attacker to cause denial-of-service via a crafted file.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 6.5

Status

Package	Release	Status
libav Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Ignored (out of standard support)

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-18778
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1155
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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CVE-2020-18778

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