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ubuntu-cve-2018-6621

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2018-02-05 04:29

Modified

2025-07-16 04:53

Summary

Details

The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6621	REPORT
	https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/1…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6621	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  "published": "2018-02-05T04:29:00Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:44:30Z"
}

CVE-2018-6621 (GCVE-0-2018-6621)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-05 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:10

Summary

The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

5 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102950	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/1…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/22aa37c0f…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2018-02-04 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2018-6621 (GCVE-0-2018-6621)

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