CVE-2017-15672

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15672
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-06 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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 read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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
Application Ffmpeg Ffmpeg All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
avcodec/ffv1dec: Fix out of array read in slice counting · FFmpeg/FFmpeg@d893253 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
FFmpeg CVE-2017-15672 Out-of-Bounds Read Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
git.videolan.org Git - ffmpeg.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 1630-1] libav security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4049-1 ffmpeg af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - [CVE-2017-15672]: ffmpeg: read out of bounds of buffer when it parsing an craft mp4 file. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.videolan.org Git - ffmpeg.git/commitdiff MITRE git.videolan.org
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