FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote…

Description

FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, failed to perform proper bounds checking, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• heap corruption
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac

  • affected Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac

References (8)

• 95792 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-201701-66 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• RHSA-2017:0206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• GLSA-201705-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• https://crbug.com/643951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1037718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-3776 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 14:47 UTC.