In 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).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade ffmpeg4 | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ffmpeg | Dec 5, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Ffmpeg | — | Upgrade to FFmpeg version 3.0.10Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.8.13Upgrade to FFmpeg version 3.1.11Upgrade to FFmpeg version 3.2.8Upgrade to FFmpeg version 3.3.4Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.4.14 | Sep 29, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade mythtvUpgrade mythtv-frontend | Oct 13, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade libavcodec57Upgrade libavresample3Upgrade libavformat57Upgrade libswscale-develUpgrade libpostproc-develUpgrade libavfilter6Upgrade libavdevice57Upgrade libswresample2Upgrade libavutil55Upgrade libavresample-develUpgrade libavformat-develUpgrade libavutil-develUpgrade libswresample-develUpgrade libavcodec-develUpgrade libswscale4Upgrade libpostproc54 | Sep 16, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ffmpeg | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 31, 2017 |
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