CVE-2018-6392 — The filter_slice function in libavfilter/vf_transpose

The filter_slice function in libavfilter/vf_transpose.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access) via a crafted MP4 file.

01What is this vulnerability?

The filter_slice function in libavfilter/vf_transpose.c in FFmpeg through 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access) via a crafted MP4 file.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-01-29T19:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T06:01:49.065Z

09References

• git.ffmpeg.org — https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/c6939f65a116b1ffed345d29d8621ee4…
• git.ffmpeg.org — https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/3f621455d62e46745453568d915badd5…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102848
• www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4249
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.html