CVE-2018-7557

Summary

CVECVE-2018-7557
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-28 07:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-07 02:10:00 UTC
DescriptionThe decode_init function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg 2.8 through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Out of array read) via an AVI file with crafted dimensions within chroma subsampling data.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.ffmpeg.org Git - ffmpeg.git/commit CONFIRM git.ffmpeg.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4249-1 ffmpeg DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
avcodec/utvideodec: Check subsample factors · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@e724bd1 · GitHub MISC github.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1630-1] libav security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-65) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500898 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg
  • 502268 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg4
  • 504741 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg
  • 504759 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg4
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