#VU14018 Out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg - CVE-2018-13300

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14018

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13300

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FFmpeg
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: ffmpeg.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper argument (AVCodecParameters) passed to the avpriv_request_sample function in the handle_eac3 function in libavformat/movenc.c. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted AVI file to MPEG4, trick the victim into converting it, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash or possibly access arbitrary data

Mitigation
Update to version 4.0.2.

Vulnerable software versions

FFmpeg: 4.0.1

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External links
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/95556e27e2c1d56d9e18f5db34d6f756f3011148

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.