CVE-2024-38950 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can crash the application using a crafted payload due to a heap buffer overflow in the Libde265 video codec library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38950?
CVE-2024-38950 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Struktur Libde265, published on 26 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Libde265 v1.0.15 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted payload to __interceptor_memcpy function.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38950?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Struktur Libde265.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38950?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-38950 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-38950 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Struktur Libde265
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38950, ECHO-2a51-7892-50c1, GHSA-cvph-c7fw-4mjc, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-38950, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38950.