CVE
CVE-2019-9721
A denial of service in the subtitle decoder in FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.1 allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because handle_open_brace in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS
- 6.5
- Published
- Modified
Linked Releases
| Distribution | Release | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 18.04.6 amd64 desktop | unknown | source |
| Ubuntu | 18.04.6 amd64 live-server | unknown | source |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107384
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/894995c41e0795c7a44f81adc4838dedc3932e65
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/273f2755ce8635d42da3cde0eeba15b2e7842774
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3967-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107384
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/894995c41e0795c7a44f81adc4838dedc3932e65
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/273f2755ce8635d42da3cde0eeba15b2e7842774
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3967-1/