6.5

CVE-2018-19129: libav NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19129
Published 09-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-19129 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libav. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Libav 12.3, a NULL pointer dereference (RIP points to zero) issue in ff_mpa_synth_filter_float in libavcodec/mpegaudiodsp_template.c can cause a segmentation fault (application crash) via a crafted mov file.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.90% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Libav1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libavAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links