CVE-2017-14169

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14169
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-07 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-01-04 20:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> 2.4, an integer signedness error might occur when a crafted file, which claims a large "item_num" field such as 0xffffffff, is provided. As a result, the variable "item_num" turns negative, bypassing the check for a large value.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 3.3.3 All All All
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg 3.3.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FFmpeg 'libavformat/mxfdec.c' Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
avformat/mxfdec: Fix Sign error in mxf_read_primer_pack() · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@a4e85b2 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
avformat/mxfdec: Fix Sign error in mxf_read_primer_pack() · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@9d00fb9 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1654-1] libav security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3996-1 ffmpeg DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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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