CVE-2017-9992: 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…

PriorityP338high8.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.77%

84.8th percentile

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.

Affected

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	ffmpeg	< ffmpeg 7:3.2.5-1 (bookworm)	ffmpeg 7:3.2.5-1 (bookworm)
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	< 2.8.12	2.8.12
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:3.2.5-1	7:3.2.5-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:3.2.5-1	7:3.2.5-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:3.2.5-1	7:3.2.5-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 0 < 7:3.2.5-1	7:3.2.5-1
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 3.0 < 3.0.8	3.0.8
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 3.1 < 3.1.8	3.1.8
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 3.2 < 3.2.5	3.2.5
ffmpeg	ffmpeg	>= 3.3 < 3.3.1	3.3.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv8.8HIGH

vendor_debian8.8HIGH

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