High severity · published Jun 28, 2017
CVE-2017-9992
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before…
8.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
before 2.8.12; 3.0 before 3.0.8; 3.1 before 3.1.8; 3.2 before 3.2.5; 3.3 before 3.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9992
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9992
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99319
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1345
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f52fbf4f3ed02a7d872d8a102006f29b4421f360
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