CVE-2017-15672

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    CVE-2017-15672

    Published: 6 Nov 2017Last Modified: 17 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.4 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted MP4 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

    References: http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c20f4fcb74da2d0432c7b54499bb98f48236b904, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/03/4, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101690, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d893253fcd93d11258e98857175e93be7d158708

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    n3.3.4
    n3.3.3
    n3.3.2
    n3.3.1
    n3.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High