usn-4431-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-07-22 16:18
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly verified empty audio packets or HEVC data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as it was already fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For more information see: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3967-1 (CVE-2018-15822, CVE-2019-11338)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled sscanf failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12730)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain WEBM files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive data or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13312)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain AVI files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13390)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17539)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input during decoding of VQA files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17542)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain JPEG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12284)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain M3U8 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2020-13904)

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        "binaries": [
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          {
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            "binary_name": "libavcodec58",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice58",
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          },
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            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libavformat58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libavresample4",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
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          {
            "binary_name": "libavutil56",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
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          {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc55",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libswresample3",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
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            "binary_name": "libswscale5",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "ffmpeg",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
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        "7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1"
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly verified empty audio packets or\nHEVC data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice via a crafted file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as\nit was already fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For more information see:\nhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3967-1\n(CVE-2018-15822, CVE-2019-11338)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled sscanf failures. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nother unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12730)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain WEBM files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive data or other\nunspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2019-13312)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain AVI files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nother unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13390)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nother unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2019-17539)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input during\ndecoding of VQA files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\nobtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17542)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain JPEG files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information\nor other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2020-12284)\n\nIt was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain M3U8 files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information\nor other unspecified impact. (CVE-2020-13904)\n",
  "id": "USN-4431-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:25Z",
  "published": "2020-07-22T16:18:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4431-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15822"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11338"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12730"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13312"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13390"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17539"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17542"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12284"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13904"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ffmpeg vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15822",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11338",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12730",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13312",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13390",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17539",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17542",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12284",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13904"
  ]
}



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