CVE-2016-20099
CVE-2016-20099 · L-SMASH through 2.14.5 Infinite Loop in VC-1 Importer Probe
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L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in vc1_importer_probe() in importer/vc1_imp.c that allows attackers to hang applications via crafted input files. Attackers can supply a file consisting only of zero bytes, which lsmash_read_file() probes automatically, causing indefinite CPU consumption and denial of service.
CVSS 6.8 · Medium · EPSS 0.2%
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
l-smash
- Versions
- ≥ 0, ≤ 2.14.5: Affected (semver)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/pull/58
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/blob/v2.14.5/importer/vc1_imp.c#L462-L488
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/l-smash-through-2.14.5-infinite-loop-in-vc-1-importer-probe
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2016-20099-2026-110599-l-smash-hevc-importer-double-free
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20099