CVE-2017-17081

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Published 2017-11-30 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The gmc_mmx function in libavcodec/x86/mpegvideodsp.c in FFmpeg 2.3 and 3.4 does not properly validate widths and heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-array read) via a crafted MPEG file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
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-2017-17081

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-November/219748.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/58cf31cee7a456057f337b3102a03206d833d5e8

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed7:3.4.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed7:3.4.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed7:3.4.1-1
debian debiansidfixed7:3.4.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed7:3.4.1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ffmpegffmpeg3.4

References

CWEs

CWE-125

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