CVE-2017-7862

Description

FFmpeg before 2017-02-07 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the decode_frame function in libavcodec/pictordec.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.66% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8c2ea3030af7b40a3c4275696fb5c76cdb80950a third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-19 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97676 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=559 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7862?
CVE-2017-7862 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7862?
To fix CVE-2017-7862, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7862 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7862 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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