UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12458

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12458
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12458.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12458
Upstream
Published
2018-06-15T15:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:55Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An improper integer type in the mpeg4encodegop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

7:2.*

7:2.7.2-1build1
7:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.3-1
7:2.8.4-1
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu2
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu3
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu4
7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libav-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-ffmpeg56"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-ffmpeg56"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-ffmpeg5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavformat-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavformat-ffmpeg56"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavresample-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavresample-ffmpeg2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavutil-ffmpeg54"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpostproc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpostproc-ffmpeg53"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswresample-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswresample-ffmpeg1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswscale-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswscale-ffmpeg3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

7:3.*

7:3.3.4-2
7:3.3.4-2build3
7:3.4-2ubuntu2
7:3.4-4
7:3.4-4build1
7:3.4.1-1
7:3.4.1-1build1
7:3.4.2-1
7:3.4.2-1build1
7:3.4.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra57"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavcodec57"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavdevice57"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavfilter6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavformat-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavformat57"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavresample-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavresample3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libavutil55"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpostproc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpostproc54"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswresample-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswresample2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswscale-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libswscale4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}