CVE-2019-9718

libavresample3: In FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.1, a denial of service in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted vide...

CVE-2019-9718 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by ffmpeg 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released April 17, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0157
75th percentile

In FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.1, a denial of service in the subtitle decoder allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because ff_htmlmarkup_to_ass in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
ffmpeg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 ffmpeg 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavcodec-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavcodec-extra 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavcodec-extra57 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavcodec-extra57 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavcodec57 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavcodec57 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavdevice57 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavdevice57 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavfilter-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavfilter-extra 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavfilter-extra6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavfilter-extra6 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavfilter6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavfilter6 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavformat57 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavformat57 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavresample3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavresample3 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libavutil55 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libavutil55 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libpostproc54 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libpostproc54 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libswresample2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libswresample2 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019
libswscale4 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libswscale4 7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Apr 17, 2019

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