CVE-2018-12458

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg versions 2.8 through 4.0

Description The issue is related to an improper integer type in the mpeg4 encode gop header function, which may cause an assertion violation when converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4. This can lead to a denial of service.

Recommendations For FFmpeg versions 2.8 through 4.0, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version may trigger an assertion violation while converting crafted AVI files to MPEG4. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.