#VU14532 Assertion failure in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-15822
Published: August 24, 2018 / Updated: August 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14532
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15822
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Software vendor:
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient checks for an empty audio packet by the flv_write_packet function, as defined in the libavformat/flvenc.c source code file. A local attacker can access the system and execute a specially crafted application that submits malicious input to trigger an assertion failure and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.