CVE-2017-17130: libav

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17130 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in libav. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 04-12-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ff_free_picture_tables function in libavcodec/mpegpicture.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to vc1_decode_i_blocks_adv.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.