Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-17555

Description

The swri_audio_convert function in audioconvert.c in FFmpeg libswresample through 3.0.101, as used in FFmpeg 3.4.1, aubio 0.4.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

Affected products

Aubio/Aubio
cpe:2.3:a:aubio:aubio:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FFmpeg/Ffmpeg
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FFmpeg/Libswresample
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:libswresample:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.0.101

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00012.htmlnvd
github.com/IvanCql/vulnerability/blob/master/An%20NULL%20pointer%20dereference%28DoS%29%20Vulnerability%20was%20found%20in%20function%20swri_audio_convert%20of%20ffmpeg%20libswresample.mdnvd

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