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CVE-2017-1000460
In line libavcodec/h264dec.c:500 in libav(v13_dev0), ffmpeg(n3.4), chromium(56 prior Feb 13, 2017), the return value of init_get_bits is…
Medium6.5EPSS 0.49%
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- mitre
Description
In line libavcodec/h264dec.c:500 in libav(v13_dev0), ffmpeg(n3.4), chromium(56 prior Feb 13, 2017), the return value of init_get_bits is ignored and get_ue_golomb(&gb) is called on an uninitialized get_bits context, which causes a NULL deref exception.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2017-January/104221.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.libav.org/show_bug.cgi?id=952 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/third_party/ffmpeg/+/8e313ca08800178efce00045e07dc494d437b70c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190330 [SECURITY] [DLA 1740-1] libav security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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