What is CVE-2018-10001?

CVE-2018-10001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-10001?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Ffmpeg

CVE-2018-10001

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Ffmpeg
Debian Linux — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

git.videolan.org/
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103732 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10001?: CVE-2018-10001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-10001?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.