CVE-2019-12730
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 does not check for sscanf failure...
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
CVE-2019-12730- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-908
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
CVE-2019-12730- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4320 No score
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4320- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvcr-p33x-3v45 No score
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 does not check for sscanf failure...
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
GHSA-qvcr-p33x-3v45- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-12730
9.8
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-12730- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
9.8
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
CVE-2019-12730- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-12730
9.8
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12730- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12730
9.8
aa_read_header in libavformat/aadec.c in FFmpeg before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.4 does not check for sscanf failure and consequently allows use of uninitialized variables.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12730- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3184-1 No score
Security update for ffmpeg
This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-17542: Fixed a heap-buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk due to an out-of-array access (bsc#1154064).
- CVE-2019-12730: Fixed an uninitialized use of variables due to an improper check (bsc#1137526).
- CVE-2019-9718: Fixed a denial of service in the subtitle decode (bsc#1129715).
- CVE-2018-13301: Fixed a denial of service while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4 (bsc#1100352).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3184-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3184-2 No score
Security update for ffmpeg
This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-17542: Fixed a heap-buffer overflow in vqa_decode_chunk due to an out-of-array access (bsc#1154064).
- CVE-2019-12730: Fixed an uninitialized use of variables due to an improper check (bsc#1137526).
- CVE-2019-9718: Fixed a denial of service in the subtitle decode (bsc#1129715).
- CVE-2018-13301: Fixed a denial of service while converting a crafted AVI file to MPEG4 (bsc#1100352).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3184-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4431-1 No score
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly verified empty audio packets or HEVC data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as it was already fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. For more information see: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3967-1 (CVE-2018-15822, CVE-2019-11338)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled sscanf failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12730)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain WEBM files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive data or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13312)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain AVI files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13390)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17539)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input during decoding of VQA files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-17542)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain JPEG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-12284)
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain M3U8 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2020-13904)
- Record
USN-4431-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegAlpine:v3.10 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.11 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.12 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.13 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.14 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.15 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.16 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.17 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.18 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.19 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegAlpine:v3.20 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegAlpine:v3.9 |
before 4.0.6-r0 | 4.0.6-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.16 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.17 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.18 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.19 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.20 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.21 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpeg4Alpine:v3.22 |
before 4.1.4-r0 | 4.1.4-r0 |
ffmpegDebian:12 |
before 7:4.1.4-1 | 7:4.1.4-1 |
ffmpegDebian:13 |
before 7:4.1.4-1 | 7:4.1.4-1 |
ffmpegDebian:14 |
before 7:4.1.4-1 | 7:4.1.4-1 |
ffmpegDebian:9 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 7:3.2.14-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions 7:3.2.10-1~deb9u17:3.2.10-1~deb9u1~bpo8+17:3.2.11-1~deb9u17:3.2.12-1~deb9u17:3.2.5-1 Show 4 moreShow less7:3.2.6-17:3.2.7-1~deb9u17:3.2.8-1~deb9u17:3.2.9-1~deb9u1 |
7:3.2.14-1~deb9u1 |
ffmpegDebian:10 |
before 7:4.1.4-1~deb10u1, plus listed versions 7:4.1.3-1 |
7:4.1.4-1~deb10u1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.4.2-4.27.1 | 3.4.2-4.27.1 |
ffmpegUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1 Show 11 moreShow less7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1 |
ffmpegUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 7:3.3.4-27:3.3.4-2build37:3.4-2ubuntu27:3.4-47:3.4-4build1 Show 7 moreShow less7:3.4.1-17:3.4.1-1build17:3.4.2-17:3.4.2-1build17:3.4.2-27:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2 |
ffmpegUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 7:2.7.2-1build17:2.8.1-1ubuntu17:2.8.2-1ubuntu17:2.8.3-17:2.8.4-1 Show 11 moreShow less7:2.8.4-1ubuntu17:2.8.4-1ubuntu27:2.8.4-1ubuntu37:2.8.4-1ubuntu47:2.8.6-1ubuntu17:2.8.6-1ubuntu27:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.17:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1 |
ffmpegUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 7:3.3.4-27:3.3.4-2build37:3.4-2ubuntu27:3.4-47:3.4-4build1 Show 7 moreShow less7:3.4.1-17:3.4.1-1build17:3.4.2-17:3.4.2-1build17:3.4.2-27:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.17:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2 |
ffmpegUbuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 7:4.1.4-1build27:4.2.1-27:4.2.1-2ubuntu17:4.2.2-1build17:4.2.2-1ubuntu1 |
7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12730 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ffmpeg, published May 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.06%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 4.1.4-r0.
References
github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ed188f6dcdf0935c939ed813cf8745d50742014b
github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/compare/a97ea53...ba11e40
git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/shortlog/n4.1.4
git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/9b4004c054964a49c7ba44583f4cee22486dd8f2
securityfocus.com/bid/109317
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/30
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debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4502
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65
usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12730
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvcr-p33x-3v45
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-12730
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12730
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193184-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1100352
bugzilla.suse.com/1129715
bugzilla.suse.com/1137526
bugzilla.suse.com/1154064
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13301
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12730
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17542
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9718
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193184-2
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12730
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4431-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12730
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15822
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11338
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13312
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13390
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17539
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17542
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12284
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13904