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CVE-2018-15822

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-15822 describes an assertion failure vulnerability in the flv_write_packet function of FFmpeg versions through 2.8, specifically within libavformat/flvenc.c, due to a lack of an empty audio packet check. This vulnerability primarily impacts various distributions of Linux that utilize FFmpeg, including Canonical and Debian. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0327 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/6b67d7f05918f7a1ee8fc6ff21355d7e8736aa10
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d8ecb335fe4852bbc172c7b79e66944d158b4d92
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00043.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/May/60
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3967-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4431-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4449
Third Party Advisory