CVE-2019-14441

Name: CVE-2019-14441
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-30T13:15:18.407+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14441 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Libav 12.3. An access violation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by avconv. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Libav 12.3. An access violation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by avconv. This is related to ff_mpa_synth_filter_float in avcodec/mpegaudiodsp_template.c. NOTE: This may be a duplicate of CVE-2018-19129

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.16%

63.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libav	Libav	12.3

References

https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1161#c0Broken Link, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1161#c0Broken Link, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14441?

How severe is CVE-2019-14441?

CVE-2019-14441 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14441?

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Source: NVD / NIST