9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-17539
FFmpeg NULL Pointer Dereference (Buffer Overread)
Description

In FFmpeg before 4.2, avcodec_open2 in libavcodec/utils.c allows a NULL pointer dereference and possibly unspecified other impact when there is no valid close function pointer.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2019, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2021, 1:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17539 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2019-17539.

URL Resource
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15733 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8df6884832ec413cf032dfaa45c23b1c7876670c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00026.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17539 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.7 *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1 up to (excluding) 4.1.5
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15733 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15733 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00026.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00026.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4431-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-65 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15733 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15733 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8df6884832ec413cf032dfaa45c23b1c7876670c No Types Assigned https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8df6884832ec413cf032dfaa45c23b1c7876670c Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

1.69 }} -0.35%

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0.88002

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