UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17235

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17235
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17235.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17235
Upstream
Published
2018-09-20T06:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:47:13Z
Severity
  • 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

The function mp4v2::impl::MP4Track::FinishSdtp() in mp4track.cpp in libmp4v2 2.1.0 mishandles compatibleBrand while processing a crafted mp4 file, which leads to a heap-based buffer over-read, causing denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / mp4v2

Package

Name
mp4v2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mp4v2@2.0.0~dfsg0-4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0~dfsg0-3
2.0.0~dfsg0-4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-4",
            "binary_name": "libmp4v2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-4",
            "binary_name": "libmp4v2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-4",
            "binary_name": "mp4v2-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17235.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / mp4v2

Package

Name
mp4v2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mp4v2@2.0.0~dfsg0-6?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.0~dfsg0-6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-6",
            "binary_name": "libmp4v2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-6",
            "binary_name": "libmp4v2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0~dfsg0-6",
            "binary_name": "mp4v2-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17235.json"