What is CVE-2017-17127?

CVE-2017-17127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-17127?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libav

CVE-2017-17127

The vc1_decode_frame function in libavcodec/vc1dec.c in Libav 12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

EPSS: 0.018 (75.6th 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

Libav — versions 12.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17127?: CVE-2017-17127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-17127?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.