REDHAT-BUG-2455340: Medium severity Xiph.org libtheora vulnerability

Published Apr 6, 2026
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Updated

A heap-based out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libtheora within the aviparseinputfile() function in avilib.c. The vulnerability occurs when the AVI parser processes a malformed file containing a truncated hdrl sub-chunk. Because the parser lacks sufficient length validation before performing fixed-offset memcpy operations (such as copying the compressor field), it can be triggered to read past the end of the hdrldata buffer. A local attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted AVI file, leading to a denial-of-service (application crash) or potentially leaking information from the heap.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Xiph.org libtheora

Event History

Apr 6, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:10 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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