Description
libass 0.15.x before 0.15.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in decode_chars (called from decode_font and process_text) because the wrong integer data type is used for subtraction.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26674Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libass/OSV-2020-2099.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libass/libass/commit/017137471d0043e0321e377ed8da48e45a3ec632Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6JUXFQUJ32GWG5E46A63DFDCYJAF3VU6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-13Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26674Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libass/OSV-2020-2099.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libass/libass/commit/017137471d0043e0321e377ed8da48e45a3ec632Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6JUXFQUJ32GWG5E46A63DFDCYJAF3VU6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-13Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 20, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified