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medium 6.5

CVE-2018-10001 json

The decode_init function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of ar…

published 2018-04-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-2085

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The decode_init function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via an AVI file.

Patch / fix

  • ffmpeg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:3.4.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10001

  • ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10001

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ffmpeg Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 3.4.3-r0
  • ffmpeg4 Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21, Alpine 3.20 +4 more 3.4.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-10001

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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