CVE-2018-13301 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting FFmpeg version 4.0.1. It stems from a missing profile value check in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function, allowing a crafted AVI file to cause a NULL pointer dereference when converted to MPEG4. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to process the malicious file, leading to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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