CVE-2019-11338

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.

Published: 2019-04-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-11338 is rated Moderate Risk (64.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11338

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.94% 2.35% +0.41%
2 2026-05-26 2.03% 1.94% -0.09%
3 2026-02-01 — 2.03% —

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-11338

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-11338

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-11338

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-11338: 3 source package rows (ffmpeg, ffmpeg4, ffmpeg5); 15 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 15, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-11338
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-11338 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11338
ubuntu low CVE-2019-11338 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ffmpeg), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 3, not-affected 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11338

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-11338

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ffmpeg ffmpeg 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ffmpeg ffmpeg 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise 12 cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-11338

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