Out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-7557
Published: March 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11307
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7557
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the decode_init function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Audio Video Interleave (AVI) file with the affected application, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the decode_init function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Audio Video Interleave (AVI) file with the affected application, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7557
Install update from vendor's website.