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CVE-2017-14058

In FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.3, the read_data function in libavformat/hls.c does not restrict reload attempts for an insufficient list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Published

2017-08-31T15:29:00.450

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-835

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ffmpeg	ffmpeg	3.3.3	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3996 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100629 ([email protected])
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7ba100d3e6e8b1e5d5342feb960a7f081d6e15af ([email protected])
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7ec414892ddcad88313848494b6fc5f437c9ca4a Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3996 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100629 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7ba100d3e6e8b1e5d5342feb960a7f081d6e15af (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7ec414892ddcad88313848494b6fc5f437c9ca4a Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00041.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)