Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20156818000
Revision Date:2015-09-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-6818 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:The decode_ihdr_chunk function in libavcodec/pngdec.c in FFmpeg before 2.7.2 does not enforce uniqueness of the IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted image with two or more of these chunks.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-6818
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'ffmpeg' package in artful is not affected (note: '7:2.8.3-1').
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