8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9990
FFmpeg Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the color_string_to_rgba function in libavcodec/xpmdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3 before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 5, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9990 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ffmpeg ffmpeg
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-2017-9990.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99313 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1466 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/cb243972b121b1ae6b60a78ff55a0506c69f3879 Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9990 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99313 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99313 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1466 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1466 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/cb243972b121b1ae6b60a78ff55a0506c69f3879 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/cb243972b121b1ae6b60a78ff55a0506c69f3879 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99313 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} 0.10%

score

0.69015

percentile

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