NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,3.2.6)[3.3,3.3.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.69% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-2369209
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Dec 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-9608  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 3.2.6, 3.3.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference. 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 Scores

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