CVE-2018-19212 : In libwebm through 2018-10-03, there is an abort caused by libwebm::Webm2Pes::In

In libwebm through 2018-10-03, there is an abort caused by libwebm::Webm2Pes::InitWebmParser() that will lead to a DoS attack.

Published 2018-11-12 19:29:00

Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-19212

Webmproject » Libwebm
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.0.0.27
cpe:2.3:a:webmproject:libwebm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.24%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 44 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-670 Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

The code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1644196

1644196 – There is abort in libwebm caused by libwebm::Webm2Pes::InitWebmParser() which will lead to dos attack.
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