medium5.5
CVE-2016-20099
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 cra…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| L-SMASH | through 2.14.5 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/blob/v2.14.5/importer/vc1_imp.c#L462-L488
- https://github.com/l-smash/l-smash/pull/58
- 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