CVE-2017-14058

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-14058
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-31 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-29 21:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.3, the read_data function in libavformat/hls.c does not restrict reload attempts for an insufficient list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 3.3.3 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 3.3.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
avformat/hls: Fix DoS due to infinite loop · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@7ba100d · GitHub MISC github.com
FFmpeg CVE-2017-14058 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
avformat/hls: Fix DoS due to infinite loop · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@7ec4148 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1740-1] libav security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3996-1 ffmpeg DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500897 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg
  • 502267 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg4
  • 504740 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg
  • 504758 Alpine Linux Security Update for ffmpeg4

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