CVE-2017-14055
In libavformat/mvdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3, a DoS in mv_read_header() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU and memory consumption. When a crafted MV file, which claims a large
02 Description
In libavformat/mvdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3, a DoS in mv_read_header() due to lack of an EOF (End of File) check might cause huge CPU and memory consumption. When a crafted MV file, which claims a large
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-08-31 15:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-08-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-834Excessive IterationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3ee1347af3ea98858978432e98720f9904bfd662383f272bcd029bdf13101863
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com100626http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100626
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4f05e2e2dc1a89f38cd9f0960a6561083d714f1e
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1630-1] libav security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3996http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3996
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- ffmpeg Fixed in 1:3.3.4-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.3.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.3.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.3.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.