SUSE-SU-2018:3609-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3609-1

    Published: 2 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for ffmpeg

    Details: This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-13300: An improper argument passed to the avpriv_request_sample function may have triggered an out-of-array read while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service and possibly an information disclosure (bsc#1100348) - CVE-2018-15822: The flv_write_packet function did not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure and DoS (bsc#1105869) - CVE-2018-13305: Due to a missing check for negative values of the mquant variable, the vc1_put_blocks_clamped function in libavcodec/vc1_block.c may trigger an out-of-array access while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to an information disclosure or a denial of service. (bsc#1100345). - CVE-2018-12458: An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c might have triggered an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service. (bsc#1097983).

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ffmpeg

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4.2-4.12.4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
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