CVE-2018-18827

NameCVE-2018-18827
DescriptionThere exists a heap-based buffer over-read in ff_vc1_pred_dc in vc1_block.c in Libav 12.3, which allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted aac 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~deb8u9fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libavsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
libavsourcejessie(not affected)
libavsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[jessie] - libav <not-affected> (vulnerable code is not present)
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1135

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