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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVE-2019-14371

Severity Medium
Score 6.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Libav 12.3. There is an infinite loop in the function mov_probe in the file libavformat/mov.c, related to offset and tag.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Loops with multiple exits and flags detract from the quality of an application. They tend to make control structures difficult to understand, and introduce the risk of non-termination and other structural problems. The vulnerability “loop with unreachable exit condition” enables attackers to exploit this flaw, leading to denial of service.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published