CVE-2017-17555
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through 3.0.101, as used in FFmpeg 3.4.1, aubio 0.4.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.4.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.4.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.4.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.4.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.4.6-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | aubio | <0.4.7 | 0.4.7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| aubio | aubio | 0.4.6 | |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | 3.4.1 | |
| ffmpeg | libswresample | {"endIncluding":"3.0.101"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00012.html
- https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference%28DoS%29%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20swri_audio_convert%20of%20ffmpeg%20libswresample.md
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17555
- https://github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference(DoS)%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20swri_audio_convert%20of%20ffmpeg%20libswresample.md
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.