6.5

CVE-2017-15186: ffmpeg Double Free

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-15186MGASA-2017-0446DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15186
Published 24-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15186 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Double Free vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
DSA-4049-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0470-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0476-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10754-1

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Double free vulnerability in FFmpeg 3.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard4 products
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • ffmpeg< 3.1.11-r1 | < 3.2.9-r0
Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:3.4-1
Ffmpeg1 product
Mageia1 product
  • ffmpeg< 3.3.5-1.mga6 | < 3.3.5-1.mga6.tainted

5 vendors · 8 products

References

10 links