CVE-2018-12458 — Improper Input Validation in Ffmpeg

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FfmpegDebian FfmpegDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJun 15
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:3.4.3-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:3.4.3-1+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg2.8, 4.0+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hw72-rqr9-3f2g: An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2018-12458: An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc↗2018-06-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2018-12458: ffmpeg - An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/m...↗2018
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