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FFmpeg: CVE-2018-12459: Improper Input Validation

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FFmpeg: CVE-2018-12459: Improper Input Validation

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/15/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/18/2018
Modified
05/09/2019

Description

An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c in FFmpeg 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • ffmpeg-upgrade-4_0_1
  • ffmpeg-upgrade-4_1

References

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