Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36409
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libde265 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.8-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36409 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.8-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36409 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.0.8-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36409 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6627-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36409 |