CVE-2017-14225
The av_color_primaries_name function in libavutil/pixdesc.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 may return a NULL pointer depending on a value contained in a file, but callers do not anticipate this, as demonstrated by
02 Description
The av_color_primaries_name function in libavutil/pixdesc.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 may return a NULL pointer depending on a value contained in a file, but callers do not anticipate this, as demonstrated by
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
- 2.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (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:H/I:H/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
- 2017-09-09 08:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-09-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f50d19fbdc923a0074f3fe7defd582e2140e40e4098889f621e4d0f875e021f8
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/837cb4325b712ff1aab531bf41668933f61d75d2
- www.securityfocus.com100704http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100704
- lists.ffmpeg.orghttps://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-August/215198.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.