CVE-2015-5479

Published: Apr 19, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The ff_h263_decode_mba function in libavcodec/ituh263dec.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a file with crafted dimensions.

Affected (3)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu · Libav: Libav · Opensuse: Leap

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ubuntu Ubuntu	Version 12.04

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libav Libav	Up to 11.4

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (12)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75932

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html