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In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service

Published Jul 5, 2018

Description

In FFmpeg 4.0.1, due to a missing check of a profile value before setting it, the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c may trigger a NULL pointer dereference while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 5, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 5, 2018
Link CVE-2018-13301
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2018-13301
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2018-13301