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 | alpine-linux-upgrade-ffmpegalpine-linux-upgrade-ffmpeg4 | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 31, 2017 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Aug 31, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-ffmpeg | Dec 5, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | |
| Ffmpeg | ffmpeg-upgrade-2_4_14ffmpeg-upgrade-2_8_13ffmpeg-upgrade-3_0_10ffmpeg-upgrade-3_1_11ffmpeg-upgrade-3_2_8ffmpeg-upgrade-3_3_4 | Sep 29, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-ffmpegfreebsd-upgrade-package-mythtvfreebsd-upgrade-package-mythtv-frontend | Oct 13, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-ffmpegsuse-upgrade-libavcodec-develsuse-upgrade-libavcodec57suse-upgrade-libavdevice57suse-upgrade-libavfilter6suse-upgrade-libavformat-develsuse-upgrade-libavformat57suse-upgrade-libavresample-develsuse-upgrade-libavresample3suse-upgrade-libavutil-develsuse-upgrade-libavutil55suse-upgrade-libpostproc-develsuse-upgrade-libpostproc54suse-upgrade-libswresample-develsuse-upgrade-libswresample2suse-upgrade-libswscale-develsuse-upgrade-libswscale4 | Sep 16, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-ffmpeg | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 31, 2017 |
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