ubuntu-cve-2018-4022
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-10-26 17:29
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way MKVToolNix MKVINFO v25.0.0 handles the MKV (matroska) file format. A specially crafted MKV file can cause arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Severity
7.3 (High)
7.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "8.8.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "8.8.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@8.8.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"8.2.0-2",
"8.5.1-1",
"8.5.2-1",
"8.6.0-1",
"8.6.1-1",
"8.7.0-1",
"8.8.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "19.0.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "19.0.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@19.0.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"15.0.0-1",
"15.0.0-1build1",
"17.0.0-2",
"18.0.0-1",
"19.0.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "45.0.0-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "45.0.0-2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@45.0.0-2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
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"38.0.0-1",
"39.0.0-1",
"40.0.0-1",
"40.0.0-3",
"41.0.0-1",
"42.0.0-1",
"43.0.0-1",
"43.0.0-1ubuntu1",
"43.0.0-1ubuntu2",
"44.0.0-1ubuntu1",
"45.0.0-1ubuntu1",
"45.0.0-2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "65.0.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "65.0.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@65.0.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
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}
],
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"62.0.0-1build1",
"63.0.0-1",
"64.0.0-1",
"65.0.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "82.0-1build2"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "82.0-1build2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@82.0-1build2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"78.0-2",
"79.0-1",
"80.0-1",
"81.0-1",
"81.0-1build1",
"82.0-1",
"82.0-1build1",
"82.0-1build2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "94.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "94.0-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@94.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"90.0-1build1",
"92.0-1",
"92.0-1build2",
"94.0-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix",
"binary_version": "97.0-1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "mkvtoolnix-gui",
"binary_version": "97.0-1build1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "mkvtoolnix",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mkvtoolnix@97.0-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"94.0-1",
"95.0-1",
"96.0-1",
"97.0-1",
"97.0-1build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way MKVToolNix MKVINFO v25.0.0 handles the MKV (matroska) file format. A specially crafted MKV file can cause arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4022",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:28Z",
"published": "2018-10-26T17:29:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-4022"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0694"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4022"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-4022"
]
}
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