CVE-2017-16840
FFmpeg VC-2 Video Compression Encoder Out-of-Bounds Read DoS Vulnerability
Description
The VC-2 Video Compression encoder in FFmpeg 3.0 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, related to libavcodec/vc2enc.c and libavcodec/vc2enc_dwt.c.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 21, 2017, 8:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:40 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-16840 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-16840.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f91831ef593d94f74 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049 | Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16840 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f91831ef593d94f74 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f91831ef593d94f74 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The VC-2 Video Compression encoder in FFmpeg 3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, related to libavcodec/vc2enc.c and libavcodec/vc2enc_dwt.c. The VC-2 Video Compression encoder in FFmpeg 3.0 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, related to libavcodec/vc2enc.c and libavcodec/vc2enc_dwt.c. Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f91831ef593d94f74 No Types Assigned http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f91831ef593d94f74 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.53 }} 0.07%
score
0.74391
percentile