VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7862
FFmpeg before 2017-02-07 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the decode_frame function in libavcodec/pictordec.c.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FFmpeg before 2017-02-07 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the decode_frame function in libavcodec/pictordec.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.56% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=559Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8c2ea3030af7b40a3c4275696fb5c76cdb80950aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=559Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8c2ea3030af7b40a3c4275696fb5c76cdb80950aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.