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Unscored CVE-2018-20001 EUVD-2018-12579GHSA-f435-99c6-g2mw

In Libav 12.3, there is a floating point exception in the range_decode_culshift function (called from range_decode_bits) in libavcodec/aped…

Published Dec 10, 2018 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

In Libav 12.3, there is a floating point exception in the range_decode_culshift function (called from range_decode_bits) in libavcodec/apedec.c that will lead to remote denial of service via crafted input.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libav No fix yet —

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