9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-12730
FFmpeg sscanf Initialization Vulnerability
Description

aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-12730 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
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be resolved by updating the FFmpeg packages.
  • Update the FFmpeg packages.
  • For Debian systems, upgrade to version 7:4.1.4-1~deb10u1 or later.
  • For Gentoo systems, upgrade to version 4.2.0 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-12730 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12730 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12730 weaknesses.

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).

Multimedia Communication

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 19, 2020, 12:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2019, 5:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 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-2019-12730 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-12730 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109317
    Added Reference https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/9b4004c054964a49c7ba44583f4cee22486dd8f2
    Added Reference https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/shortlog/n4.1.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b
    Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/30
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4502
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-665 CWE-908
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4502 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/30 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109317 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/9b4004c054964a49c7ba44583f4cee22486dd8f2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/shortlog/n4.1.4 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-665
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.14
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.70 }} -2.21%

score

0.80627

percentile