Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17081
CVE-2017-17081
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.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ffmpeg&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012%20SP2
< 4.4-5.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4-5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.2-14.1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/58cf31cee7a456057f337b3102a03206d833d5e8nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-November/219748.htmlnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue Tracking
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/27f8d386829689c346ff0cef00d3af57b9fb8903nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4099nvd
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