Use-after-free in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-1999013

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Use-after-free in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-1999013

Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32008
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1999013
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
FFmpeg

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing specially crafted RM file has to be provided as input. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in a7e032a277452366771951e29fd0bf2bd5c029f0 and later. A attacker to read heap memory. This attack appear can be exploitable.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-1999013

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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