SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-13300

In FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.0.1, an improper argument (AVCodecParameters) passed to the avpriv_request_sample function in the handle_eac3 function in libavformat/movenc.c may trigger an out-of-array read while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to…

HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.0.1, an improper argument (AVCodecParameters) passed to the avpriv_request_sample function in the handle_eac3 function in libavformat/movenc.c may trigger an out-of-array read while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service and possibly an information disclosure.

CVSS 3.0
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.27% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
ffmpeg/ffmpeg · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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