What is CVE-2017-7208?

CVE-2017-7208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-7208?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libav

CVE-2017-7208

The decode_residual function in libavcodec in libav 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted h264 video file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libav — versions 9.21
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7208?: CVE-2017-7208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libav, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-7208?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.