CVE-2019-14442

medium

Description

In mpc8_read_header in libavformat/mpc8.c in Libav 12.3, an input file can result in an avio_seek infinite loop and hang, with 100% CPU consumption. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-07-30

Updated: 2023-03-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium