High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9991
CVE-2017-9991
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xwd_decode_frame function in libavcodec/xwddec.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, 3.2.x before 3.2.5, and 3.3.x before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
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Affected products
24cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.11
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.12, <3.0.8, <3.1.8, <3.2.5, <3.3.1
Patches
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References
3- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/441026fcb13ac23aa10edc312bdacb6445a0ad06nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99316nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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