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CVE-2019-12730
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
Description
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/shortlog/n4.1.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/9b4004c054964a49c7ba44583f4cee22486dd8f2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 109317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20190816 [SECURITY] [DSA 4502-1] ffmpeg security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-4502 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-65 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-4431-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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