CVE-2018-13303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In FFmpeg 4.0.1, a missing check for failure of a call to init_get_bits8() in the avpriv_ac3_parse_header function in libavcodec/ac3_parser.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

Published: 2018-07-05

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-5251	In FFmpeg 4.0.1, a missing check for failure of a call to init_get_bits8() in the avpriv_ac3_parse_header function in libavcodec/ac3_parser.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00434.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104675
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/00e8181bd97c834fe60751b0c511d4bb97875f78

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-07-05T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:00:34.688Z

Reserved: 2018-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-13303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-05T17:29:00.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:46:48.253

Link: CVE-2018-13303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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