6.5

CVE-2018-6912: ffmpeg Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2018-6912CGA-2jrg-2262-jc47CGA-34f4-652q-cph4
Published 12-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6912 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.6% 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
1.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The decode_plane function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 1.48% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.49%

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

Chainguard4 products
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:4.0.1-2
Ffmpeg1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

References

3 links