CVE-2018-12458

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    CVE-2018-12458

    Published: 15 Jun 2018Last Modified: 17 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/6bbef938839adc55e8e048bc9cc2e0fafe2064df, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e1182fac1afba92a4975917823a5f644bee7e6e8

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 58142a27ea96bf9246586a91a82db85e37646933
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High