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CVE-2018-15822

The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 2.8 does not check for an empty audio packet, le

The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 2.8 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01442
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-617Reachable Assertion
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Affected Products & Versions

3
ffmpeg<= 2.8
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Aug 2018 · 11:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1
usnUSN-4431-1
usnUSN-3967-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2019:1066-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3609-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/6b67d7f05918f7a1ee8fc6ff21355d7e8736aa10PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d8ecb335fe4852bbc172c7b79e66944d158b4d92PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00043.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/60Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3967-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/Third Party Advisory
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