CVE-2017-9993

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    CVE-2017-9993

    Published: 28 Jun 2017Last Modified: 17 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021, https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -ffab459e4e491384756cf8bae0f3922c5e4f6271

    Affected versions

    n3.1.8
    n3.1.7
    n3.1.6
    n3.1.5
    n3.1.4
    n3.1.3
    n3.1.2
    n3.1.1
    n3.1

    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