Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2019-12730
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40 (Third Party Advisory)
- git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/shortlog/n4.1.4
- git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/9b4004c054964a49c7ba44583f4cee22486dd8f2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/109317 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/30 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4502 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12730?
- CVE-2019-12730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12730?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12730 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.