CVE-2017-15672

high
Published 2017-11-06 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8

Description

The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg 2.4 and 3.3.4 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted MP4 file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15672

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:3.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:3.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:3.4-1
debian debiansidfixed7:3.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:3.4-1
debian debian8.0affected
debian debian9.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg{"endIncluding":"3.3.4"}

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.