CVE-2018-6621

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2018-6621 · Published 05/02/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-6621 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting ffmpeg (ffmpeg).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.2%, higher than 82.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ffmpeg ffmpeg	`≤ 3.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/102950 · Third Party Advisory
git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/118e1b0b3370dd1c0da442901b486689efd1654b · Patch
FFmpeg/FFmpeg commit 22aa37c · Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html · Mailing List
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ffmpeg

≤ 3.2

No fix yet

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