High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9994

Description

libavcodec/webp.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 does not ensure that pix_fmt is set, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to the vp8_decode_mb_row_no_filter and pred8x8_128_dc_8_c functions.

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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, < 2.8.12 || >= 3.0, < 3.0.8 || >= 3.1, < 3.1.8 || >= 3.2, < 3.2.5 || >= 3.3, < 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/6b5d3fb26fb4be48e4966e4b1d97c2165538d4efnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99317nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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