Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-9991 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FFmpeg Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | ffmpeg.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32058
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9991
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the xwd_decode_frame function in libavcodec/xwddec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1. A remote attacker can use a crafted file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationThe vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 2.8.12, 3.0.8, 3.1.8, 3.2.5, 3.3.1.
Vulnerable software versionsFFmpeg: 2.8.0 - 3.3.0
CPE2.3http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99316
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1399
http://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/441026fcb13ac23aa10edc312bdacb6445a0ad06
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.