Vulnerability identifier: #VU18318
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when detecting duplicate first slices within libavcodec/hevcdec.c file. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted HEVC data.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
FFmpeg: 4.1.2
External links
http://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/54655623a82632e7624714d7b2a3e039dc5faa7e
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.