CVE-2017-7865

Description

FFmpeg before 2017-01-24 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the ipvideo_decode_block_opcode_0xA function in libavcodec/interplayvideo.c and the avcodec_align_dimensions2 function in libavcodec/utils.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.88% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory chromium.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00005.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/2080bc33717955a0e4268e738acf8c1eeddbf8cb third party advisory patch
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=452 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97685 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7865?
CVE-2017-7865 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7865?
To fix CVE-2017-7865, 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-2017-7865 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7865 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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