VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9987
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1. A crafted input can lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.26% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libav/libav
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1067Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1067Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.