High severity · published Jun 28, 2017
CVE-2017-9993
FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer…
7.5
CVSS
16.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.4% · higher than 97% 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; 9.0 · source: NVD
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
before 2.8.12; 3.0 before 3.1.9; 3.2 before 3.2.6; 3.3 before 3.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9993
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9993
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html
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