What is CVE-2018-18829?

CVE-2018-18829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-18829?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libav

CVE-2018-18829

There exists a NULL pointer dereference in ff_vc1_parse_frame_header_adv in vc1.c in Libav 12.3, which allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted aac file.

Published 2018-10-30 · 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: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libav — versions 12.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18829?: CVE-2018-18829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-18829?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.