CVE-2018-6621

Publication date 5 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The decode_frame function in libavcodec/utvideodec.c in FFmpeg through 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out of array read) via a crafted AVI file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain AVI files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ffmpeg	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H