PT-2018-3992 · FFmpeg+1 · Ffmpeg+1

Gwanyeong Kim · Published 2018-02-11 · Updated 2026-02-06 · CVE-2018-6912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg versions through 3.4.2

Description The issue is related to the decode plane function in the libavcodec/utvideodec.c component of the FFmpeg library. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service due to an out of array read via a crafted AVI file. The vulnerability is associated with reading beyond the valid boundaries of a data buffer, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a service disruption using a specially crafted AVI file.

Recommendations For versions through 3.4.2, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-1929

BDU:2024-09052

CLEANSTART-2026-EZ98723

CLEANSTART-2026-PS82605

CLEANSTART-2026-XE32069

CVE-2018-6912

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Ffmpeg

References · 132

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7751 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1000016 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9718 · Security Note
• https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/76cc0f0f673353cd4746cd3b83838ae335e5d9ed · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12458 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999010 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13305 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13904 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13302 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12284 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999011 · Security Note
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• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17542 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6912 · Vendor Advisory