CVE-2018-1999012

Description

FFmpeg before commit 9807d3976be0e92e4ece3b4b1701be894cd7c2e1 contains a CWE-835: Infinite loop vulnerability in pva format demuxer that can result in a Vulnerability that allows attackers to consume excessive amount of resources like CPU and RAM. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted PVA file has to be provided as input. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 9807d3976be0e92e4ece3b4b1701be894cd7c2e1 and later.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104896 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9807d3976be0e92e4ece3b4b1701be894cd7c2e1 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1999012?
CVE-2018-1999012 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1999012?
To fix CVE-2018-1999012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1999012 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1999012 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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