CVE-2017-15186 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Double free vulnerability in FFmpeg 3.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file.

Published: 2017-10-24

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4049-1	ffmpeg security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6646	Double free vulnerability in FFmpeg 3.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted AVI file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01655.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/20/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101518
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4049

History

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Subscriptions

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-24T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:50:16.101Z

Reserved: 2017-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15186

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-24T17:29:00.400

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:07:20.023

Link: CVE-2017-15186

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-415
Double Free

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