Description
VP8 Codec SDK (libvpx) before 1.0.0 "Duclair" allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) unspecified "corrupt input" or (2) by "starting decoding from a P-frame," which triggers an out-of-bounds read, related to "the clamping of motion vectors in SPLITMV blocks".
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvpx | 1.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvpx | 1.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvpx | 1.0.0-1 | — |
References
- 51775 vdb-entry
- http://code.google.com/p/webm/source/browse/CHANGELOG?repo=libvpx
- http://blog.webmproject.org/2012/01/vp8-codec-sdk-duclair-released.html
- [oss-security] 20120129 Re: (maybe) CVE request: libvpx before 1.0 crasher mailing-list
- MDVSA-2012:023 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120128 (maybe) CVE request: libvpx before 1.0 crasher mailing-list