High severity · published Jun 28, 2017
CVE-2017-9996
The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x 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 does not…
7.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x 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 does not exclude the CHUNKY format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
2.8; 2.8.1; 2.8.2; 2.8.3; 2.8.4; 2.8.5; +28 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9996
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9996
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99323
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1378
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1427
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/1e42736b95065c69a7481d0cf55247024f54b660
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e1b60aad77c27ed5d4dfc11e5e6a05a38c70489d
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