| Name | CVE-2017-18242 |
| Description | The apply_dependent_coupling function in libavcodec/aacdec.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted aac file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libav (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 6:11.12-1~deb8u9 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libav | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | | |
Notes
[jessie] - libav <ignored> (not reproducible with 11.12, no patch)
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1093