CVE-2018-5766
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Libav through 12.2, there is an invalid memcpy in the av_packet_ref function of libavcodec/avpacket.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted avi file.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (2)
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references (12)
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- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-1907-1cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libav-memory-corruption-via-av-packet-ref-30218cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3318/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102793cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102793enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112enisa_euvd
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