CVE-2017-14169 — Improper Input Validation in Ffmpeg

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 53.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FfmpegDebian FfmpegDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 7
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> 2.4, an integer signedness error might occur when a crafted file, which claims a large "item_num" field such as 0xffffffff, is provided. As a result, the variable "item_num" turns negative, bypassing the check for a large value.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:3.3.4-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianffmpeg/ffmpeg< 7:3.3.4-1+3
▶NVDffmpeg/ffmpeg3.3.3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-299h-fjc8-vhf6: In the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-14169: In the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec↗2017-09-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-14169: ffmpeg - In the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> ...↗2017
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
VERCATION: Precise Vulnerable Open-source Software Version Identification based on Static Analysis and LLM↗2025-08-14
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