CVE-2019-14442 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1159 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5