NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.0.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.41% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FFMPEG-533271
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed5 Jul 2018

Introduced: 5 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-13301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ffmpeg to version 7:4.0.2-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.