CVE-2018-12459 — Improper Input Validation in Ffmpeg

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
FfmpegDebian Ffmpeg
Timeline
PublishedJun 15
Latest updateMay 14

Description

An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c in FFmpeg 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/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 7:4.0.1-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:4.0.1-2+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg4.0

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-68hp-93h9-78mg: An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-12459: An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec↗2018-06-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2018-12459: ffmpeg - An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header func...↗2018
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