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CVE-2018-6621
The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.2%
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- mitre
Description
The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 102950 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/118e1b0b3370dd1c0da442901b486689efd1654b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4249 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1630-1] libav security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/22aa37c0fedf14531783189a197542a055959b6c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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