6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-13304
FFmpeg libavcodec Denial of Service Assertion Failure
Description

In libavcodec in FFmpeg 4.0.1, improper maintenance of the consistency between the context profile field and studio_profile in libavcodec may trigger an assertion failure while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service, related to error_resilience.c, h263dec.c, and mpeg4videodec.c.

INFO

Published Date :

July 5, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-13304 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-13304 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-13304.

URL Resource
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/bd27a9364ca274ca97f1df6d984e88a0700fb235 Patch

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Smart Greybox Fuzzing (https://thuanpv.github.io/publications/TSE19_aflsmart.pdf)

Makefile C Shell C++ HTML JavaScript Rich Text Format Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month ago
503 stars 89 fork 89 watcher
Born at : Nov. 23, 2018, 9:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-13304 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-13304 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-20 CWE-617
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/bd27a9364ca274ca97f1df6d984e88a0700fb235 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/bd27a9364ca274ca97f1df6d984e88a0700fb235 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-13304 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

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0.34613

percentile

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