CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-36407 — libavif 0.8.0 and 0.8.1 has an out-of-bounds write in avifDecoderDataFillImageGrid

High CVSS 8.8

libavif 0.8.0 and 0.8.1 has an out-of-bounds write in avifDecoderDataFillImageGrid.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-07-01
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

  • aomedia / libavif / 0.8.0
  • aomedia / libavif / 0.8.1

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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