CVE-2018-12458 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in FFmpeg versions 2.8 and 4.0, specifically within the libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c component. An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function can be triggered by converting a specially crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to an assertion violation. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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