NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg - CVE-2017-17555

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted audio file.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-17555

Sources

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00012.html
• https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference(DoS)%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20swri_audio_convert%20of%20ffmpeg%20libswresample.md