libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.17, a malformed H.265 PPS NAL unit causes a segmentation fault in pic_parameter_set::set_derived_values(). This issue has been patched in version 1.0.17.

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/releases/tag/v1.0.17 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/security/advisories/GHSA-wqrf-6rf5-v78r cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.17, a malformed H.265 PPS NAL unit causes a segmentation fault in pic_parameter_set::set_derived_values(). This issue has been patched in version 1.0.17.
Title NULL Pointer Dereference in libde265
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T20:33:04.054Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T21:17:08.887Z

Link: CVE-2026-33164

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-20T21:17:16.233

Modified: 2026-03-20T21:17:16.233

Link: CVE-2026-33164

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