CVE-2018-5766

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    CVE-2018-5766

    Published: 18 Jan 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Libav through 12.2, there is an invalid memcpy in the av_packet_ref function of libavcodec/avpacket.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted avi file.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html, , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102793, https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1112

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