Improper Input Validation Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:4.0.1-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FFMPEG-5679269
  • published15 Jun 2018
  • disclosed15 Jun 2018

Introduced: 15 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 ffmpeg to version 7:4.0.1-2 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c in FFmpeg 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.