6.5

CVE-2024-38949: struktur libde265 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38949DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38949
Published 26-06-2024Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38949 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in struktur libde265. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2026-0420USN-8573-1

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 0.44% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libde265< 1.0.11-1+deb12u3 | < 1.0.15-1+deb13u1 | < 1.1.1-1
Struktur1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libde265< 1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm6 | < 1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm6 | < 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm2 | < 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3+esm2 | < 1.0.15-1ubuntu0.1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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