CVE-2018-6621 — Out-of-bounds Read in Ffmpeg

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.36%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FfmpegDebian FfmpegDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedFeb 5
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.

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 7:3.4.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:3.4.2-1+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg3.2

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

Patches

Patch: git.ffmpeg.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: git.ffmpeg.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-338p-29rv-rc6r: The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2018-6621: The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec↗2018-02-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2018-6621: ffmpeg - The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allow...↗2018
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