CVE-2017-9993 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.9, 3.2.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.2 does not properly restrict HTTP Live Streaming filename extensions and demuxer names, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted playlist data.

Published: 2017-06-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 56.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1630-1	libav security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3957-1	ffmpeg security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.56172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3957
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99315
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/189ff4219644532bdfa7bab28dfedaee4d6d4021
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a5d849b149ca67ced2d271dc84db0bc95a548abb
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.html

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-28T06:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:25:00.842Z

Reserved: 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9993

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-06-28T06:29:00.520

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-9993

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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