CVE-2017-18243

NameCVE-2017-18243
DescriptionThe unpack_parse_unit function in libavcodec/dirac_parser.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libav (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)6:11.12-1~deb8u9vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libavsource(unstable)(unfixed)low

Notes

[jessie] - libav <ignored> (not reproducible with 11.12, 32-bit only, no patch)
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088

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