CVE-2017-15672
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.4 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted MP4 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds
02 Description
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.4 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted MP4 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds
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
- 2.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.3% 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
- 2017-11-06 17:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:57Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-10-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a3b2dff4de1219a9c024e47ff5947e9b7801989d1c66f88e8aa0f6ef0de4f913
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com101690http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101690
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c20f4fcb74da2d0432c7b54499bb98f48236b904
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20171103 [CVE-2017-15672]: ffmpeg: read out of bounds of buffer when it parsing an craft mp4 file.http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/03/4
- 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-4049https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049
- github.comhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d893253fcd93d11258e98857175e93be7d158708
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:3.4-1
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.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libav No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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