CVE-2018-13305 is a high-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg 4.0.1, specifically within the vc1_put_blocks_clamped function in libavcodec/vc1_block.c. It arises from a missing check for negative values of the mquant variable, which can lead to an out-of-array access when converting a specially crafted AVI file to MPEG4. This flaw could result in information disclosure or a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High) and requires user interaction, as it involves processing a malicious file. There is currently 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:H/I:N/A:H
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