Out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg - CVE-2017-11399
Published: July 17, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32055
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11399
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the ape_decode_frame function in libavcodec/apedec.c in FFmpeg through 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-array access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted APE file.
Affected software
FFmpeg
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
ffmpeg (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11399
Install update from vendor's website.
ffmpeg (Alpine package) - update to 3.1.11-r1