NULL pointer dereference in Libav - CVE-2018-18829
Published: July 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19513
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2018-18829
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Libav
Affected software:
Libav
Libav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in ff_vc1_parse_frame_header_adv in vc1.c in Libav 12.3, which allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted aac file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18829
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.