SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12447

The restore_tqb_pixels function in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec, as used in libbpg 0.9.8 and other products, has an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow and remote code execution.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.76%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The restore_tqb_pixels function in hevc_filter.c in libavcodec, as used in libbpg 0.9.8 and other products, has an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow and remote code execution.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.76% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190, CWE-787
Affected
libbpg project/libbpg
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.