Vulnerability Description
The VC-2 Video Compression encoder in FFmpeg 3.0 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, related to libavcodec/vc2enc.c and libavcodec/vc2enc_dwt.c.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | 3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f918
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049Vendor Advisory
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a94cb36ab2ad99d3a1331c9f918
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101924Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/94e538aebbc9f9c529e8b1f2eda860cfb8c473b1PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-16840?
CVE-2017-16840 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). The VC-2 Video Compression encoder in FFmpeg 3.0 and 3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of incorrect buffer padding for non-Haar wavelets, related to...
How severe is CVE-2017-16840?
CVE-2017-16840 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-16840?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, Debian Debian Linux.