PT-2017-19324 · FFmpeg · Ffmpeg

Published 2017-06-28 · Updated 2018-01-01 · CVE-2017-9991

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg versions prior to 2.8.12 FFmpeg versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.8 FFmpeg versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.8 FFmpeg versions 3.2.x prior to 3.2.5 FFmpeg versions 3.3.x prior to 3.3.1

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the xwd decode frame function, located in libavcodec/xwddec.c, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to an application crash, or possibly having other unspecified impacts via a crafted file.

Recommendations For FFmpeg versions prior to 2.8.12, update to version 2.8.12 or later. For FFmpeg versions 3.0.x prior to 3.0.8, update to version 3.0.8 or later. For FFmpeg versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.8, update to version 3.1.8 or later. For FFmpeg versions 3.2.x prior to 3.2.5, update to version 3.2.5 or later. For FFmpeg versions 3.3.x prior to 3.3.1, update to version 3.3.1 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9991

MGASA-2018-0008

Affected Products

Ffmpeg

References · 15

• https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/441026fcb13ac23aa10edc312bdacb6445a0ad06 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9991 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0008.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0008 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9991 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9991 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99316 · Note
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1399 · Note
• https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-9991 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20757 · Note