VulnerabilityModified

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, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.79%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.79% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: ffmpeg/ffmpeg · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99319Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1345Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f52fbf4f3ed02a7d872d8a102006f29b4421f360Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99319Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1345Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f52fbf4f3ed02a7d872d8a102006f29b4421f360Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.