UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21596

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21596

    Published: 16 Sept 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-21596
    Aliases:
    USN-6617-1

    Summary:

    Details: libde265 v1.0.4 contains a global buffer overflow in the decode_CABAC_bit function, which can be exploited via a crafted a file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21596, https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/issues/236, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6617-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-21596

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libde265

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.0.2-1build1
    1.0.2-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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