CVE-2019-17542
published 2019-10-14CVE-2019-17542: FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.
PriorityP347critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.31%
81.5th percentile
FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.
Affected
19 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | ffmpeg | < ffmpeg 7:4.2.1-1 (bookworm) | ffmpeg 7:4.2.1-1 (bookworm) |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | < 2.8.16 | 2.8.16 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:4.2.1-1 | 7:4.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:4.2.1-1 | 7:4.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:4.2.1-1 | 7:4.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:4.2.1-1 | 7:4.2.1-1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1 | 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2 | 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 0 < 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 | 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 3.2 < 3.2.15 | 3.2.15 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 3.4 < 3.4.7 | 3.4.7 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 4.0 < 4.0.5 | 4.0.5 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | >= 4.1 < 4.1.5 | 4.1.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-hmwh-65r2-r55j: FFmpeg before 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-17542 [HIGH] CWE-129 GHSA-hmwh-65r2-r55j: FFmpeg before 4
FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.
OSV
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
osv·2020-07-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-15822 [HIGH] ffmpeg vulnerabilities
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly verified empty audio packets or
HEVC data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service via a crafted file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as
it was already fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For more information see:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3967-1
(CVE-2018-15822, CVE-2019-11338)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled sscanf failures. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12730)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain WEBM files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive data or other
unspecified impact.
OSV
CVE-2019-17542: FFmpeg before 4
osv·2019-10-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-17542 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17542: FFmpeg before 4
FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.
Ubuntu
FFmpeg vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-07-22·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-15822 [HIGH] FFmpeg vulnerabilities
Title: FFmpeg vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly verified empty audio packets or
HEVC data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service via a crafted file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as
it was already fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For more information see:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3967-1
(CVE-2018-15822, CVE-2019-11338)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled sscanf failures. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12730)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain WEBM files. An
attacker could possibly use t
Debian
CVE-2019-17542: ffmpeg - FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because o...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-17542 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17542: ffmpeg - FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because o...
FFmpeg before 4.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk because of an out-of-array access in vqa_decode_init in libavcodec/vqavideo.c.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 7:4.2.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 7:4.2.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 7:4.2.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 7:4.2.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 7:4.2.1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15919https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/02f909dc24b1f05cfbba75077c7707b905e63cd2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00003.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00022.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15919https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/02f909dc24b1f05cfbba75077c7707b905e63cd2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00003.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00022.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722
2019-10-14
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