NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libavcodec57 package, versions <3.4.2-4.27.1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-LIBAVCODEC57-2722258
- published14 Apr 2022
- disclosed5 Dec 2019
Introduced: 5 Dec 2019
CVE-2018-13301 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.1 libavcodec57 to version 3.4.2-4.27.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libavcodec57 package and not the libavcodec57 package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 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.