Improper Input Validation Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.58% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-FFMPEG-10075803
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed7 Sept 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for ffmpeg.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. In the mxf_read_primer_pack function in libavformat/mxfdec.c in FFmpeg 3.3.3 -> 2.4, an integer signedness error might occur when a crafted file, which claims a large "item_num" field such as 0xffffffff, is provided. As a result, the variable "item_num" turns negative, bypassing the check for a large value.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1