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CVE-2018-12459 json

An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c in FFmpeg 4.0 may trigge…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4429

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:4.0.1-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12459

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 4.0.1-r0
  • ffmpeg4 Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21, Alpine 3.20 +4 more 4.0.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-12459

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Exploit prediction

1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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