Out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg - CVE-2017-15672
Published: November 28, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9430
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15672
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in the read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted MP4 file, trick the victim into opening it and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
FFmpeg
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15672
Update to version 3.4.