CVE-2017-7208

high

Description

The decode_residual function in libavcodec in libav 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted h264 video file.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97005

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-03-21

Updated: 2017-11-04

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 4.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Impact Score: 5.2

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH