UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8906

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8906
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8906.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8906
Upstream
Published
2017-05-11T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:15Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in pixel-a.asm, the x86 assembly code for planeClipAndMax() in MulticoreWare x265 through 2.4, as used by the x265encoderencode dependency in libbpg and other products. A small picture can cause an integer underflow, which leads to a Denial of Service in the process of encoding.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / x265

Package

Name
x265
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/x265@1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.7-4
1.8-4
1.8-5
1.8-6
1.9-3
1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libx265-79"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libx265-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "x265"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8906.json"