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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-9608 EUVD-2017-18539GHSA-gj8f-pc7g-p9w6

The dnxhd decoder in FFmpeg before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer derefer…

Published Dec 27, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: ffmpeg Package: ffmpeg Ecosystem: Alpine Ecosystem: Debian

Description

The dnxhd decoder in FFmpeg before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted mov file.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ffmpeg 7:3.3.3-1 —
Debian 13 ffmpeg 7:3.3.3-1 —
Debian 12 ffmpeg 7:3.3.3-1 —
Debian 9 ffmpeg 7:3.2.7-1~deb9u1 DSA-3957-1

Alpine

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.6 ffmpeg 3.2.6-r0 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 1

References