CVE-2017-13135
Published: 16 November 2017
A NULL Pointer Dereference exists in VideoLAN x265, as used in libbpg 0.9.7 and other products, because the CUData::initialize function in common/cudata.cpp mishandles memory-allocation failure.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that VideoLAN x265 mishandled certain memory-allocation failures. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
x265 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-3)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6-3)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |