CVE-2018-12459: Input Validation

First published: Fri Jun 15 2018(Updated: )

An inconsistent bits-per-sample value in the ff_mpeg4_decode_picture_header function in libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c in FFmpeg 4.0 may trigger an assertion violation while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4, leading to a denial of service.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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