PT-2017-14853 · FFmpeg+2 · Libswresample+3

Published 2017-12-12 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-17555

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg libswresample versions prior to 3.0.102 FFmpeg versions prior to 3.4.2 aubio versions prior to 0.4.7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and application crash, via a crafted audio file. This is due to a problem in the swri audio convert function in audioconvert.c.

Recommendations For FFmpeg libswresample versions prior to 3.0.102, update to version 3.0.102 or later to resolve the issue. For FFmpeg versions prior to 3.4.2, update to version 3.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. For aubio versions prior to 0.4.7, update to version 0.4.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted audio files that could trigger the denial of service until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17555

OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0470-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0476-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0024-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_0024-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1

PYSEC-2017-77

Affected Products

Ffmpeg

Suse

Aubio

Libswresample

References · 87

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2020:0024-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17555 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2018:0476-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00012.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03328 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-77 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2018:0470-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17555 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17555 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01557 · Security Note