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CVE-2026-5673

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.6 Published: 2026-04-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A flaw was found in libtheora. This heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists within the AVI (Audio Video Interleave) parser, specifically in the avi_parse_input_file() function. A local attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted AVI file containing a truncated header sub-chunk. This could lead to a denial-of-service (application crash) or potentially leak sensitive information from the heap.

Affected Platforms

Xiph TheoraRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-125

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