Resource management error in NextcloudVideo_Converter - CVE-2019-18214
Published: October 19, 2019 / Updated: February 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21945
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18214
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Paul Lereverend
Affected software:
NextcloudVideo_Converter
NextcloudVideo_Converter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of concurrency when performing conversion of multiple FFmpeg streams. A remote attacker can consume all available CPU and memory resources and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18214
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.