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CVE-2018-14394 json

libavformat/movenc.c in FFmpeg before 4.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash caused by a divide-by-zero err…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-6312

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libavformat/movenc.c in FFmpeg before 4.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash caused by a divide-by-zero error) with a user crafted Waveform audio file.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg ffmpeg 4.0.2
  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:4.0.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14394

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14394

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ffmpeg SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1, SLE Workstation Extension 15, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 +2 more 3.4.2-4.17.26

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:1299-2SUSE-SU-2019:1299-1

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 3.4.3-r0
  • ffmpeg4 Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21, Alpine 3.20 +4 more 3.4.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-14394

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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Exploit prediction

1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% 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

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