Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2017-14059

In FFmpeg 3.3.3, a DoS in cine_read_header() due to lack of an EOF check might cause huge CPU and memory consumption. When a crafted CINE file, which claims a large "duration" field in the header but does not contain sufficient backing dat…

EPSS: 0.004 (59.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Ffmpeg — versions 3.3.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14059?
CVE-2017-14059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-14059?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.