VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-13301

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.40%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-07-05

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

Weakness classification

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch