What is CVE-2018-19128?

CVE-2018-19128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-19128?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libav

CVE-2018-19128

In Libav 12.3, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in decode_frame in libavcodec/lcldec.c that allows an attacker to cause denial-of-service via a crafted avi file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libav — versions 12.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19128?: CVE-2018-19128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-19128?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.