CVE-2018-12459 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in FFmpeg by providing a crafted AVI file that triggers an assertion violation during MPEG4 conversion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12459?
CVE-2018-12459 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 15 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12459?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-12459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2024-IG86990, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12459, GHSA-68hp-93h9-78mg.