Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ffmpeg package, versions <7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FFMPEG-416171
  • published7 Apr 2018
  • disclosed7 Apr 2018

Introduced: 7 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-9841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 ffmpeg to version 7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The export function in libavfilter/vf_signature.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long filename.