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CVE-2017-16803
published 2017-11-13

CVE-2017-16803: In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows…

PriorityP434high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.01%
86.0th percentile
In Libav through 11.11 and 12.x through 12.1, the smacker_decode_tree function in libavcodec/smacker.c does not properly restrict tree recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bitstream.c:build_table() out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Smacker stream.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianffmpeg< ffmpeg 7:2.2.1-1 (bookworm)ffmpeg 7:2.2.1-1 (bookworm)
ffmpegffmpeg>= 0 < 7:2.2.1-17:2.2.1-1
ffmpegffmpeg>= 0 < 7:2.2.1-17:2.2.1-1
ffmpegffmpeg>= 0 < 7:2.2.1-17:2.2.1-1
ffmpegffmpeg>= 0 < 7:2.2.1-17:2.2.1-1
libavlibav<= 11.11
libavlibav
libavlibav

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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