6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-5479
Adobe Libav Divide By Zero Denial of Service
Description

The ff_h263_decode_mba function in libavcodec/ituh263dec.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a file with crafted dimensions.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5479 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5479 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
1 Libav libav
1 Ubuntu ubuntu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5479 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5479 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75932 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2015/07/16/libav-divide-by-zero-in-ff_h263_decode_mba/ Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00105.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libav:libav:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b No Types Assigned https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a49a62f998747cfa564d98d36a459fe70d3299b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog No Types Assigned https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.5.changelog Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5479 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.27 }} 0.10%

score

0.84108

percentile

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