Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <3.4.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.29% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE312-FFMPEG-589483
  • published28 Feb 2018
  • disclosed28 Feb 2018

Introduced: 28 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-7557  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.12 ffmpeg to version 3.4.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg package and not the ffmpeg package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The 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.

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