Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-38950
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 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.5% 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 __interceptor_memcpy function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libde265 | 1.0.11-1+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38950 |
| Debian:13 | libde265 | 1.0.15-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38950 |
| Debian:14 | libde265 | 1.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38950 |
| 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-2024-38950 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libde265 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38950 |
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