Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-38949
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow in the libde265 package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Libde265 v1.0.15 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted payload to display444as420 function at sdl.cc
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.11-1+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38949 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.15-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38949 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38949 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.15-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8573-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libde265 | 1.0.15-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38949 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libde265 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38949 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H