Reachable Assertion Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.11% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FFMPEG-345464
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed23 Aug 2018

Introduced: 23 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-15822  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ffmpeg to version 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 2.8 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure.

CVSS Scores

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