CVE-2018-15822

HIGH

FFmpeg < 2.8 - Reachable Assertion in FLV Write Packet Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 2.8 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3967-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/60
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4449
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00043.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0327
EPSS Percentile 86.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-617
Status published
Products (8)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 20.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
ffmpeg/ffmpeg < 2.8
Published Aug 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026