Upstream information

CVE-2018-18828 at MITRE

Description

There exists a heap-based buffer overflow in vc1_decode_i_block_adv in vc1_block.c in Libav 12.3, which allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted aac file.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1114195 [RESOLVED / WONTFIX]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Oct 30 17:05:43 2018
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:18:29 2025