High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9992

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the decode_dds1 function in libavcodec/dfa.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

FFmpeg/Ffmpeg2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.8.12
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.12, <3.0.8, <3.1.8, <3.2.5, <3.3.1
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f52fbf4f3ed02a7d872d8a102006f29b4421f360nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4012nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99319nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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