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CVE-2021-36409 (GCVE-0-2021-36409)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:54
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Summary
There is an Assertion `scaling_list_pred_matrix_id_delta==1' failed at sps.cc:925 in libde265 v1.0.8 when decoding file, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by running the application with a crafted file or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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