CVE-2019-9718

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, becaus...

Original description

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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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9718 ffmpeg Fixed in: 7:4.1.3-1

References

advisory seclists.org
advisory usn.ubuntu.com
advisory debian.org
patch git.ffmpeg.org
patch github.com
web securityfocus.com