What is CVE-2018-7751?

CVE-2018-7751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-7751?

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

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2018-7751

The svg_probe function in libavformat/img2dec.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Infinite Loop) via a crafted XML file.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th 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

Ffmpeg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7751?: CVE-2018-7751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-7751?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.