CVE-2018-5684: libav

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5684 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in libav. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-01-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Libav through 12.2, there is an invalid memcpy call in the ff_mov_read_stsd_entries function of libavformat/mov.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and program failure with a crafted avi file.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.