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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12458
An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violatio...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An improper integer type in the mpeg4_encode_gop_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c in FFmpeg 2.8 and 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7:3.4.3-1"}]}]
Debian:13
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7:3.4.3-1"}]}]
Debian:14
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7:3.4.3-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org