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A vulnerability was found in libav 11.8 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file libavcodec/mpegvideo.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
libavcodec/mpegvideo.c in libav 11.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving left shift of a negative value.
The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was released 03/01/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9819 since 12/04/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96635 (Debian DLA-791-1 : libav security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (96635). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 97407, 97408, 97409 and 97410.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 96635
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-791-1 : libav security update
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-9819 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94732 - Libav Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9819 - libav - Denial of Service Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/02/2017 09:55Updated: 09/03/2020 08:47
Changes: 03/02/2017 09:55 (66), 09/03/2020 08:47 (8)
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