6.5

CVE-2017-9608: ffmpeg NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-9608MGASA-2017-0262DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9608
Published 27-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9608 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 4.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.58%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-3957-1

Timeline

  1. 27-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The dnxhd decoder in FFmpeg before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted mov file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 4.54% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.58%

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≥ 3.3, < 3.2.6-r0
Debian1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:3.3.3-1
Ffmpeg1 product
  • ffmpeg< 3.2.6 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.3.3
Mageia1 product
  • ffmpeg< 3.3.3-1.mga6 | < 3.3.3-1.mga6.tainted

5 vendors · 8 products

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