// For flags

CVE-2019-9721

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3967-1

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A denial of service in the subtitle decoder in FFmpeg 3.2 and 4.1 allows attackers to hog the CPU via a crafted video file in Matroska format, because handle_open_brace in libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c has a complex format argument to sscanf.

Una denegación de servicio en el decodificador de subtítulos en FFmpeg versión 3.2 y 4.1 permite a los atacantes acaparar la CPU a través de un archivo de vídeo elaborado en formato Matroska, porque handle_open_brace en libavcodec/htmlsubtitles.c tiene un argumento de formato complejo para sscanf

It was discovered that FFmpeg contained multiple security issues when handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-03-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-03-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ffmpeg
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 Ffmpeg
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 3.2
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-
Affected
Ffmpeg
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 Ffmpeg
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 4.1
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-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 18.04
Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"
lts
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 18.10
Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"
-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 19.04
Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.04"
-
Affected