Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-18829 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Libav 12.3

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
libav
CWE-476

Summary

There exists a NULL pointer dereference in ff_vc1_parse_frame_header_adv in vc1.c in Libav 12.3, which allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service through a crafted aac file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Libav
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)