CVE-2017-16803 | BDVDB-2026-92830 Detail

Description#

In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bitstream.c:build_table() out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Smacker stream.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4119
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1098
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101882
https://github.com/libav/libav/commit/cd4663dc80323ba64989d0c103d51ad3ee0e9c2f

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-11-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.