Buffer overflow in FFmpeg - CVE-2019-12730
Published: July 18, 2019 / Updated: July 12, 2020
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in aa_read_header() function in libavformat/aadec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the affected application.
Affected software
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
ffmpeg (Debian package)
libswscale-ffmpeg3 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-ffmpeg5 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample-ffmpeg2 (Ubuntu package)
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package)
libavutil-ffmpeg54 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample-ffmpeg1 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice57 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale4 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample2 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc54 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil55 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample3 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat57 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter6 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-extra6 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec57 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-extra57 (Ubuntu package)
libpostproc55 (Ubuntu package)
libavutil56 (Ubuntu package)
libavresample4 (Ubuntu package)
libavformat58 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter7 (Ubuntu package)
libavfilter-extra7 (Ubuntu package)
libavdevice58 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec58 (Ubuntu package)
libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu package)
libswresample3 (Ubuntu package)
libswscale5 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12730
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.6-r0
ffmpeg (Debian package) - update to 7:4.1.4-1~deb10u1
libswscale-ffmpeg3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavfilter-ffmpeg5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavformat-ffmpeg56 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavresample-ffmpeg2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
ffmpeg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1, 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2, 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavutil-ffmpeg54 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libpostproc-ffmpeg53 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libswresample-ffmpeg1 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
libavdevice57 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libswscale4 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libswresample2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libpostproc54 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavutil55 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavresample3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavformat57 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavfilter6 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavfilter-extra6 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavcodec57 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libavcodec-extra57 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
libpostproc55 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavutil56 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavresample4 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavformat58 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavfilter7 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavfilter-extra7 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavdevice58 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavcodec58 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libswresample3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
libswscale5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1