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Unscored CVE-2017-9996 EUVD-2017-18905GHSA-pg8p-g3h4-rh24

The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2…

Published Jun 28, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x 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 does not exclude the CHUNKY format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted 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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ffmpeg 7:3.2.5-1 —
Debian 13 ffmpeg 7:3.2.5-1 —
Debian 12 ffmpeg 7:3.2.5-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS libav No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.6 ffmpeg 3.2.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.5 ffmpeg 3.1.8-r0 —
Alpine v3.4 ffmpeg 3.1.8-r0 —

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