What is CVE-2018-19129?

CVE-2018-19129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-19129?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libav

CVE-2018-19129

In Libav 12.3, a NULL pointer dereference (RIP points to zero) issue in ff_mpa_synth_filter_float in libavcodec/mpegaudiodsp_template.c can cause a segmentation fault (application crash) via a crafted mov file.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.9th 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-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19129?: CVE-2018-19129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-19129?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.