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CVE-2017-9996
The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before…
High7.8EPSS 1.8%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The cdxl_decode_frame function in libavcodec/cdxl.c in FFmpeg 2.8.x before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 does not exclude the CHUNKY format, which 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1378 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 99323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=1427 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/1e42736b95065c69a7481d0cf55247024f54b660 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e1b60aad77c27ed5d4dfc11e5e6a05a38c70489d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
Record last updated .