Out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-10001
Published: July 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14016
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10001
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists in the decode_init function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c due to insufficient input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted AVI file that submits malicious input, trigger a out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
FFmpeg
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10001
Update to version 3.4.3.
FFmpeg - update to 3.4.3
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 3.4.4-r0
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 3.4.4-r0