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Libde265 CVE-2023-24752

MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2023-03-01 cve@mitre.org
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local attacker with access to the system could crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

libde265 v1.0.10 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in the ff_hevc_put_hevc_epel_pixels_8_sse function at sse-motion.cc. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. libde265 v1.0.10 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in the ff_hevc_put_hevc_epel_pixels_8_sse function at sse-motion.cc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input file. Affected products include: Struktur Libde265, Debian Debian Linux.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

libde265 v1.0.10 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in the ff_hevc_put_hevc_epel_pixels_8_sse function at sse-motion.cc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input file.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libde265:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2022-1253 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Apr 06

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository strukturag/libde265 prior to and including 1.0.8. Rated critical severit

CVE-2023-49468 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

Libde265 v1.0.14 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the read_coding_unit function at sl

CVE-2023-49467 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

Libde265 v1.0.14 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the derive_combined_bipredictive_merg

CVE-2023-49465 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

Libde265 v1.0.14 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the derive_spatial_luma_vector_predic

CVE-2023-27103 HIGH POC
8.8 Mar 15

Libde265 v1.0.11 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function derive_collocated_motion_vectors at m

CVE-2023-43887 HIGH POC
8.1 Nov 22

Libde265 v1.0.12 was discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the num_tile_columns and num_tile_row parameter

CVE-2023-25221 HIGH POC
7.8 Mar 01

Libde265 v1.0.10 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the derive_spatial_luma_vector_predic

CVE-2024-38950 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Jun 26

Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Libde265 v1.0.15 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted payload to

CVE-2023-27102 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 15

Libde265 v1.0.11 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function decoder_context::process_slice_segm

CVE-2023-24751 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 01

libde265 v1.0.10 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in the mc_chroma function at motion.cc. Rated medi

CVE-2022-43253 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Nov 02

Libde265 v1.0.8 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability via put_unweighted_pred_16_fallback in fa

CVE-2022-43252 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Nov 02

Libde265 v1.0.8 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability via put_epel_16_fallback in fallback-moti

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