FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

BID:101924

Info

FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 101924
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2017-16840
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 21 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 19 2017 10:37PM
Credit: Liu Bingchang
Vulnerable: FFmpeg FFmpeg 3.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

FFmpeg is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities.

An attacker can exploit these issues to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of these issues, code-execution may be possible; however this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

FFmpeg CVE-2017-16840 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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