7.5high

CVE-2017-9987

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function hpel_motion in mpegvideo_motion.c in libav 12.1. A crafted input can lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • bugzilla.libav.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1067 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00000.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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