Is CVE-2019-11338 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-11338 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11338?

CVE-2019-11338 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-11338?

Patch guidance is available from ffmpeg security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-11338.

Fix CVE-2019-11338 - HIGH ffmpeg ffmpeg

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-11338?

10 products: ffmpeg ffmpeg, ffmpeg ffmpeg, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, novell suse package hub for suse linux enterprise, and 5 more.

Description

libavcodec/hevcdec.c in FFmpeg 3.4 and 4.1.2 mishandles detection of duplicate first slices, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and out-of-array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted HEVC data.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FFMPEG
Published: 4/19/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ffmpeg : ffmpegffmpeg : ffmpegdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxnovell : suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprisecanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD