CVE-2015-5479 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ff_h263_decode_mba function of Libav's libavcodec/ituh263dec.c, affecting various Libav and openSUSE/Ubuntu distributions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a divide-by-zero error and application crash by providing a specially crafted file with malicious dimensions, requiring user interaction. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, this vulnerability has no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion, and is not on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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