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CVE-2018-13301

In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header functio

In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00261
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ffmpegall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
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None Low High
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None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Jul 2018 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:3184-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:3184-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104675Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2aa9047486dbff12d9e040f917e5f799ed2fd78bPatch
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