CVE-2021-36409 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in libde265 by providing a crafted file that triggers an assertion failure during decoding.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-36409?
CVE-2021-36409 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is an Assertion `scaling_list_pred_matrix_id_delta==1' failed at sps.cc:925 in libde265 v1.0.8 when decoding file, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by running the application with a crafted file or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36409?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Struktur Libde265.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36409?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-36409 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36409 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36409, GHSA-wgpj-6x6j-fh7r, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36409.