vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-9992): ffmpeg vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 28, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 28, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ffmpeg
References
- CVE-2017-9992
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9992
- CWE-119
- DEBIAN-DSA-4012
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-18901
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1345
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-18901
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f52fbf4f3ed02a7d872d8a102006f29b4421f360
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9992
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