Improper Input Validation Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <3.4.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-FFMPEG-17299808
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed15 Jun 2018

Introduced: 15 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12458  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 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:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1