Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-43238
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the libde265 package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Libde265 v1.0.8 was discovered to contain an unknown crash via ff_hevc_put_hevc_qpel_h_3_v_3_sse in sse-motion.cc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted video file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libde265 | 1.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.0.9-1.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43238 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6627-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H