CVE-2019-9719

NameCVE-2019-9719
DescriptionA stack-based buffer overflow in the subtitle decoder in Libav 12.3 allows attackers to corrupt the stack via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because srt_to_ass in libavcodec/srtdec.c misuses snprintf. NOTE: Third parties dispute that this is a vulnerability because “no evidence of a vulnerability is provided” and only “a generic warning from a static code analysis” is provided
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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
libavsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
libavsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

Generic low-certainty warning about snprintf usage without rationale

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