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FFmpeg: CVE-2017-17555: NULL Pointer Dereference

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FFmpeg: CVE-2017-17555: NULL Pointer Dereference

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/02/2018
Modified
08/15/2018

Description

The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through 3.0.101, as used in FFmpeg 3.4.1, aubio 0.4.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Solution(s)

  • ffmpeg-upgrade-3_4_2

References

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