Information disclosure in FFmpeg
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-6912 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FFmpeg Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | ffmpeg.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU10456
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6912
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the decode_plane function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c due to nsufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted AVI, trigger out-of-array read and cause the application to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFFmpeg: 3.0.10 - 3.4.2
External linkshttp://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/patch/76cc0f0f673353cd4746cd3b83838ae335e5d9ed
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
