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CVE-2019-9717

In Libav 12.3, a denial of service in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because srt_to_ass in libavcodec/srtdec.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.

Published

2019-09-19T21:15:10.440

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:52:09.980

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-400
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application libav libav ≤ 12.3 Yes
References