Vigil@nce - libav: out-of-bounds memory reading via mov_probe
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Debian.
– Severity: 1/4.
– Consequences: data reading, denial of service on service, denial
of service on client.
– Provenance: document.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 02/09/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address via mov_probe()
of libav, in order to trigger a denial of service, or to obtain
sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libav-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-mov-probe-30219