CVE-2024-56431

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Dec 25, 2024
Updated: Dec 31, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-56431 is a vulnerability affecting the oc_huff_tree_unpack function in libtheora's huffdec.c file. This issue involves an invalid negative left shift operation, which can lead to unintended behavior and potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. Theora is an open-source video compression library, and versions through 1.0 7180717 are reportedly impacted. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in code injection and potentially serious security consequences.

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