NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <4.0.2-r0
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- published11 Jun 2026
- disclosed5 Jul 2018
Introduced: 5 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-13301 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.24 ffmpeg to version 4.0.2-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:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.
In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.